Prophetic Charisma: The Psychology of Revolutionary Religious Personalities by Oakes, Len

Prophetic Charisma: The Psychology of Revolutionary Religious Personalities (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780815603986)

Vendor: Len Oakes
Product type: Books
Format: Paperback
$19.95
$19.95
$19.95
Subtotal: $19.95
Prophetic Charisma: The Psychology of Revolutionary Religious Personalities by Oakes, Len

Prophetic Charisma: The Psychology of Revolutionary Religious Personalities

$19.95
Prophetic Charisma: The Psychology of Revolutionary Religious Personalities by Oakes, Len

Prophetic Charisma: The Psychology of Revolutionary Religious Personalities

$19.95
Format: Paperback
Description
Description
x
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.

Author: Len Oakes
ISBN-10: 0815603983
ISBN-13: 9780815603986
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Language: English
Published: 11/01/1997
Pages: 262
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 9.04h x 6.03w x 0.61d
By Len Oakes
By Len Oakes
x
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."

Recently Viewed Products