...James T. Richardson Theorizing about leadership in new religious movements has often assumed that leaders have a powerful form of charisma with magical powers allowing leaders to exercise total control over the group and its members. This “myth of the omnipotent leader” is complemented by the “myth...

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...Liselotte Frisk This article will discuss charisma and institutionalization in the Rajneesh/Osho movement between 1981 and 1985, during its Rajneeshpuram, Oregon phase, based on an interview with Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh’s former secretary, known as Ma Anand Sheela. A model by sociologist Roy Wallis...

... leadership women’s religious leadership charisma authority power relations Max Weber Religious Leadership in New Religions Theoretical and Empirical Trajectories Milda Ali sauskiene_ and Edward Irons, Guest-Editors ABSTRACT: The introduction to this special issue on religious leader- ship in new...

...Susan J. Palmer “Charisma” is essentially a relationship of great emotional intensity between a charismatic leader and the disciples, as depicted by sociologist Max Weber. This study focuses on a charismatic leader’s powerful influence on his close companion through an examination of the life of Ma...

... egregores charisma collective effervescence affect networks The Magical Theory of Politics Memes, Magic, and the Enchantment of Social Forces in the American Magic War Egil Asprem ABSTRACT: The election of the 45th president of the United States set in motion a hidden war in the world of the occult...

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... of the University of California 2014 Mormonism Latter-day Saints Joseph Smith Brigham Young prophets charisma apotheosis Would to God, Brethren, I Could Tell You Who I Am Nineteenth-Century Mormonisms and the Apotheosis of Joseph Smith Christopher James Blythe ABSTRACT: This article examines how...