Charisma - A Psychoanalytic Look at Mass Society

In this study Dr. Schiffer explores the sources and ingredients of the power of charisma. He theorizes that the image of the idealized man or charismatic leader is created by the populace at large.

About the author

Irvine Schiffer is a graduate of the University of Toronto Medical School and of the Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute. He is a research professor in the Department of Political Economy and a professor of Applied Psychoanalysis at Victoria University in the University of Toronto. He is also president of the Canadian Institute of Psychoanalysis (Ontario) and associate director of the Canadian Institute of Psychoanalysis (Canada).

Summary

In this study Dr. Schiffer explores the sources and ingredients of the power of charisma. He theorizes that the image of the idealized man or charismatic leader is created by the populace at large.

Product details

• Authors: Schiffer Irvine Schiffer, Irvine Schiffer
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.12.1973
• EAN: 9780802062215
• ISBN: 978-0-8020-6221-5
• No. of pages: 277
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 260 g
• Series: Heritage; HERITAGE
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories