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Zusatztext "Raphael Falco's Charisma and Myth is an important contribution to the study of myth as well as sociology. It makes clear in new and significant ways the role of shared myth, and the archetypes that emerge in them, in sustaining the charisma not only of leaders, but also of groups as such. Charisma is kept alive within a group both formally and informally, through stories, ritual, and characteristic attitudes and behavior, including "code" words. These observations, so valuable for understanding much of what is going on in today's religious and political worlds, are presented engagingly, with many telling examples. This is a powerful book which is bound to make an impact." - Robert Ellwood, author of Myth: A Guide for the Perplexed and Tales of Darkness (both Continuum) Informationen zum Autor Raphael Falco is Professor of English Literature at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA. Klappentext Charisma and Myth combines an interdisciplinary examination of myth with the newest developments in the application of charisma theory to history and social life. Through scores of examples ranging from Inuit myth to Christian theology, from Malinowski to martyrology, Charisma and Myth argues definitively that the survival of myth systems mirrors the survival of such charismatic groups as modern street gangs, the Anglo-Saxon comitatus, or Satan's fallen angels in Paradise Lost. Even the smallest charismatic group generates its own set of myths, and, like larger myth systems, depends on continual revolutionary change - not, as might be expected, on the stability of its myths - to survive and to achieve longevity. As this innovative study shows, group leaders must learn first to foster and then to manage the mild chaos and changing symbols of their myths. Charisma and Myth challenges myth theorists from the nineteenth through to the twenty-first century and adds a missing component to our understanding of how and why myths continue to grip our imaginations. Vorwort Combines an interdisciplinary examination of myth with the newest developments in the application of charisma theory to history and social life. Zusammenfassung Combines an interdisciplinary examination of myth with various developments in the application of charisma theory to history and social life. This book argues that the survival of myth systems mirrors the survival of such charismatic groups as modern street gangs, the Anglo-Saxon comitatus, or Satan's fallen angels in "Paradise Lost". Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction \ 1. From Barbaros to Mythos \ 2. Myth and Routinization \ 3. Authority and Archetypes \ 4. Charisma and Ritual \ Afterward: There Are Charismas Everywhere \ Bibliography \ Index...
