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

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 Prabhupda (1896-1977).

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ketola, Kimmo
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.
Colección:Studies in the history of religions ; 120.
Temas:
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, > 1896-1977.
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, > 1896-1977
Bhaktivedanta, Abhay C.
International Society for Krishna Consciousness.
International Society for Krishna Consciousness
Hare-Krischna-Bewegung
RELIGION > Hinduism > General.
Hare Krishna-rörelsen.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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