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Charisma

In Our Time: Philosophy

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Carismatic Authority - The Three Sources of Authority

Carismatic people can, it can be used in a very malign way. Desmond toto from south africa was an example of one who combined traditional authority with enormous carisma. Jim jones actually threw the bible on the floor and stamped on it. Tom wrightyou ichs been mentioned that he didn't complete his work on carisma. How then did he become so influential? Not initially. But it became indispensable for thinkers in germany when thinking about what was happening during the rise of hitler. And then the most important thing that happens to karismer is that it crosses the atlantic.

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