The founder of the Hare Krishnas as seen by devotees : a cognitive study of religious charisma / / by Kimmo Ketola.
The Hare Krishna movement is one of the most well-known new religious movements in the Western societies. It was founded in New York in 1966 by the Indian monk A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda (1896-1977). The fact that it emerged during the heyday of the countercultural protests is often invoke...
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| Superior document: | Numen book series : studies in the history of religions, v. 120 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2008 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Studies in the history of religions ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (248 p.) |
| Notes: | Based on the author's dissertation (doctoral--University of Helsinki, 2002). |
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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 Prabhupāda'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.