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8 Cards in this Set
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Mary Douglas - Spiritual Powers |
1. Internal - Reside within the psyche of the agent (e.g. evil eye, gifts of vision, prophecy) 2. External - Symbols on which the agent must constantly work (e.g. spells, blessings, curses, charms) |
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Large Scale Meetings (Charisma)
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Sense of confidence and excitement that such a charismatic leader may engender is especially powerful in groups where large-scale meetings are possible and where the individual leader may not be openly accessible to all. |
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Personal Interaction (Charisma)
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It is not simply within religious contexts or even in groups that this personal impact is felt. Personal Interaction is also key - where it can sow the seeds of much wider social reputation. |
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Max Weber - Charismatic Leadership |
“A certain quality of an individual personality, by virtue of which he is set apart from ordinary men and treated as endowed with supernatural, superhuman, or at least specifically exceptional powers or qualities.” |
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John Hyde (19th Century Mormon - not a Sociologist)
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A great leader is able to “centre in oneself a thousand interests and the deep affections of a thousand hearts” They have “a magnetism that attracts and infatuates, that makes men feel its weight and yet love its presence”. |
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Two Types of Charismatic Leadership
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1. Charisma of Personality (a natural trait which certain individuals possess) 2. Charisma of Office (individuals possess because of a particular title which they have, not because of anything else) |
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Goldschmidt - The Human Career |
Walter Goldschmidt’s theoretical emphasis upon what he calls the ‘human career’. The ‘paradigm’ of the ‘individual as a motivated actor’ who seeks to satisfy not simply ‘the physical appetites, but also the satisfaction of needs of another order: the social self’. |
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Merit + Religious Leadership
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Religious Leader as someone with a lot of MERIT Necessary if they are going to be seen as a Figure of Authority. Potentially, they are seen as a Source of MERIT. Or they are a Signpost to MERIT - they can direct followers to acquire more MERIT. |
