 | Routledge International Handbook of Charisma Subjects: Economics Finance Business & Industry; Humanities; Politics & International Relations; Social Sciences; Religion; Cultural Studies; Sociology & Social Policy; Business Management and Accounting; History; Media & Film Studies; Political Philosophy; Organizational Studies; Leadership; Social & Cultural History; Bible (The); Buddhism; Christianity; Hinduism; Islam - Religion; Judaism; New Religious Movements; Cyberculture; Gender; Popular Music; Anarchism; Liberalism; Media & Communications; The Routledge International Handbook of Charisma provides an unprecedented multidimensional and multidisciplinary comparative analysis of the phenomenon of charisma - first defined by Max Weber as the irrational bond between deified leader and submissive follower. It includes broad overviews of foundational theories and experiences of charisma and of associated key issues and themes. Contributors include 45 influential international scholars who approach the topic from different disciplinary perspectives and utilize examples from an array of historical and cultural settings. The Handbook presents up-to-date, concise, thought-provoking, innovative, and informative perspectives on charisma as it has been expressed in the past and as it continues to be manifested in the contemporary world by leaders ranging from shamans to presidents. It is designed to be essential reading for all students, researchers, and general readers interested in achieving a comprehensive understanding of the power and potential of charismatic authority in all its varieties, subtleties, dynamics, and current and potential directions. José Pedro Zúquete (1978) is a political scientist whose research focuses mainly on comparative politics, social movements, and nationalism. He is currently a research fellow at the Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lisbon, Portugal. He is the author of Missionary Politics in Contemporary Europe (2007) and the coauthor (with Charles Lindholm) of The Struggle for the World: Liberation Movements for the 21st Century (2010). Zúquete's latest book is The Identitarians: The Movement Against Globalism and Islam in Europe (2018). |
