TY - BOOK AU - Ketola,Kimmo ED - ProQuest (Firm) TI - The founder of the Hare Krishnas as seen by devotees: a cognitive study of religious charisma T2 - Numen book series : studies in the history of religions, AV - BL1285.892.A28 K48 2008 U1 - 294.5/512092 22 PY - 2008/// CY - Leiden, Boston PB - Brill KW - A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, KW - International Society for Krishna Consciousness KW - Electronic books N1 - Based on the author's dissertation (doctoral--University of Helsinki, 2002); Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-225) and indexes; Introduction -- The cognitive approach to charisma -- The founder-guru and his legacy -- Institutionalisation of charisma -- Hindu rituals and cultural models -- Cultural models and Prabhupada's charisma -- The guru as a counterintuitive being -- The guru's essence and emotional impact -- Ritual frame and its vulnerability -- Cognitive explanations of charisma and new religions -- Conclusion; Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bacm-ebooks/detail.action?docID=682311 ER -