Contemporary Anthropology of Religion: Ecstasies and Institutions

Lindholm, C.

According to Max Weber, charisma is opposed to bureaucratic order. This collection reveals the limits of that formula. The contributors show how charisma is a part of cultural frameworks while retaining its ecstatic character among American and Italian Catholics, Syrian Sufis, Taiwanese Buddhists, Hassidic Jews, and Amazonian shamans, among others.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2013-12-18

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781137377623

DOI: 10.1057/9781137377630

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 248