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Prophetic Charisma - Len Oakes

Prophetic Charisma

The Psychology of Revolutionary Religious Personalities

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Buch | Softcover
262 Seiten
1997
Syracuse University Press (Verlag)
978-0-8156-0398-6 (ISBN)
CHF 41,90 inkl. MwSt
In this work, Len Oakes - a former member of a religious movement, or so-called ""cult"" - explores the phenomenon of cult leaders. He examines the psychology of charisma and proposes his own theory of the five-stage life cycle of the two types of prophets: the messianic and charismatic.
New religious movements—or so-called "cults"—continue to attract and mystify us. While mainstream America views cults as an insidious mix of apocalyptic beliefs, science fiction, and paranoia, with new vehicles such as the World Wide Web, they are becoming even more influential as the millennium approaches. Len Oakes—a former member of such a movement—explores the phenomenon of cult leaders. He examines the psychology of charisma and proposes his own theory of the five-stage life cycle of the two types of prophets: the messianic and the charismatic.

Len Oakes is a senior consultant psychologist with the Cairnmiller Institute of Melbourne, Australia. He has published widely on topics in communal studies, the psychology of religion, and on counseling issues associated with new religious movements. His previous book, Inside Centrepoint: The Story of a New Zealand Community, tells of an extraordinary communal experiment "down under."

Erscheint lt. Verlag 31.12.1997
Verlagsort New York
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 229 mm
Gewicht 354 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Psychologie Verhaltenstherapie
Geisteswissenschaften Religion / Theologie Weitere Religionen
ISBN-10 0-8156-0398-3 / 0815603983
ISBN-13 978-0-8156-0398-6 / 9780815603986
Zustand Neuware
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