The founder of the Hare Krishnas as seen by devotees
Subtitle: a cognitive study of religious charisma
By: by Kimmo Ketola.
Series: Numen book series -- 20
Publisher: Brill
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Leiden; Boston
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9789004166134
Subjects: A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, -- 1896-1977; International Society for Krishna Consciousness
Notes: Based on the author's dissertation (doctoral--University of Helsinki, 2002).

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The cognitive approach to charisma; title: The founder-guru and his legacy; title: Institutionalisation of charisma; title: Hindu rituals and cultural models; title: Cultural models and Prabhupda's charisma; title: The guru as a counterintuitive being; title: The guru's essence and emotional impact; title: Ritual frame and its vulnerability; title: Cognitive explanations of charisma and new religions; title: Conclusion.