A history of charisma / by John Potts.
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TextPublisher: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009Description: x, 265 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN: 9780230551534 (alk. paper); 023055153X (alk. paper)Subject(s): Geschichte | Charisma (Personality trait) -- History | Pentecostalism -- History | English language -- Etymology | English language -- Word formation | English language -- History | CharismaDDC classification: 422 LOC classification: BF698.35.C45 | P68 2009Summary: This text traces the history of the word 'charisma', and the various meanings assigned to it, from its first century origins in Christian theology to its manifestations in 21st century politics and culture, while considering how much of the word's original religious meaning persists in the contemporary secular understanding.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-258) and index.
This text traces the history of the word 'charisma', and the various meanings assigned to it, from its first century origins in Christian theology to its manifestations in 21st century politics and culture, while considering how much of the word's original religious meaning persists in the contemporary secular understanding.
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