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A History of Charisma /

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This book traces the history of the word 'charisma', and the various meanings assigned to it, from its first century origins in Christian theology to its manifestations in twenty-first century politics and culture, while considering how much of the word's original religious meaning pe...

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Main Author: Potts, John (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
Subjects:
History.
Cultural History.
Cultural Theory.
Historiography and Method.
Literary Theory.
Social History.
World History, Global and Transnational History.
Civilization > History.
Culture > Study and teaching.
Historiography.
Literature > Philosophy.
Social history.
World history.
Electronic books.
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Summary:This book traces the history of the word 'charisma', and the various meanings assigned to it, from its first century origins in Christian theology to its manifestations in twenty-first century politics and culture, while considering how much of the word's original religious meaning persists in the contemporary secular understanding.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (X, 265 pages)
ISBN:9780230244832
DOI:10.1057/9780230244832