This book traces the history of the word 'charisma', and the various meaningsassigned 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 contemporarysecular understanding. INDICE: List of Illustrations - Acknowledgements - The History of a Word -The Roots of Charisma - Paul Invents Charisma - Charisma Eclipsed - Where DidCharisma Go? - Weber Re-Invents Charisma - Twentieth Century Charismatics - The Age of Media: Charisma and Celebrity - Charisma Past, Present and Future - That Elusive Something Called Charisma - Bibliography - Index
- ISBN: 978-0-230-55153-4
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 280
- Fecha Publicación: 04/09/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés