Charisma and myth / Raphael Falco.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Falco, Raphael, 1952- author.

Series:

Continuum religious studies.

Continuum religious studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Charisma (Personality trait).

Myth.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (222 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum International Pub., 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Charisma and Myth combines an interdisciplinary examination of myth with the newest developments in the application of charisma theory to history and social life. Through scores of examples ranging from Inuit myth to Christian theology, from Malinowski to martyrology, Charisma and Myth argues definitively that the survival of myth systems mirrors the survival of such charismatic groups as modern street gangs, the Anglo-Saxon comitatus, or Satan's fallen angels in Paradise Lost. Even the smallest charismatic group generates its own set of myths, and, like larger myth systems, depends on continual revolutionary change - not, as might be expected, on the stability of its myths - to survive and to achieve longevity. As this innovative study shows, group leaders must learn first to foster and then to manage the mild chaos and changing symbols of their myths. Charisma and Myth challenges myth theorists from the nineteenth through to the twenty-first century and adds a missing component to our understanding of how and why myths continue to grip our imaginations."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

Introduction

1. From Barbaros to Mythos

2. Myth and Routinization

3. Authority and Archetypes

4. Charisma and Ritual

Afterward: There Are Charismas Everywhere

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [200]-206) and index.

ISBN:

9786612590696

9781472548870

1472548876

9781282590694

1282590693

9781441153135

1441153136

OCLC:

593353317