The effects of ritual and charisma
Subtitle: the creation of collective effervescence and the support of psychic strength
By: Steven L. Carlton-Ford.
Series: Cults and nonconventional religious groups
Publisher: Garland Pub.
Published: 1993
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
Subjects: Cults -- Psychology.; Ritual -- Psychology.; Charisma (Personality trait); Ecstasy -- Social aspects.; Ego strength.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-218) and index.
Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Minnesota, 1986.