Charisma

By Charles Lindholm

Book Overview

Charismatic leaders are believed by their followers to have superhuman powers. The faithful are willing to sacrifice everything, including themselves, for the sake of their leader. Using a number of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1557860211
• ISBN13: 9781557860217
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Blackwell Pub
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.8" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Fascinating

Lindholm examines the careers of Charles Manson, Hitler, and Jim Jones. Various theories of charisma are examined. Scholarly yet readable. Charisma is an important modern phenomenon. One criticism- all the examples of charismatic personalities are negative. This may have something to do with Lindholm's theory of charisma.