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Interview with Manvir Singh on Gurus & Shamans

Decoding the Gurus

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The Role of Rhetoric in Charisma

Linguistically, they're metaphorically excellent and they're able to talk seemingly endlessly about topics. Most of them are very charismatic, but in a in a talking linguistic way. My impression is that across societies, rhetorical competence is pretty often a component of charisma. It's not necessarily necessary or important part of shamanic charisma. But something that people just find compelling in charismatic individuals.

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