The founder of the Hare Krishnas as seen by devotees : a cognitive study of religious charisma / / by Kimmo Ketola.

• Superior document: Numen book series : studies in the history of religions, v. 120
• Author: ProQuest (Firm); Ketola, Kimmo.
• TeilnehmendeR: ProQuest (Firm)
• Any de publicació: 2008
• Idioma: English
• Col·lecció: Studies in the history of religions ; 120.
• Descripció física: x, 234 p. :; ill.
• Notes: Based on the author's dissertation (doctoral--University of Helsinki, 2002).

Table of Contents

• 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.