Name: feet of clay,saints, sinners, and madmen : a study of gurus
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Author: Storr, Anthony
ISBN: 9780684834955

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feet of clay,saints, sinners, and madmen : a study of gurus

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Physical Book

Author

Anthony Storr

Publisher

Free Press

Year

1997

Language

English

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

21.9 x 15.8 x 1.8 cm

Weight

0.35 kg.

ISBN13

9780684834955

Synopsis "feet of clay,saints, sinners, and madmen : a study of gurus"

How do gurus get their power? Gurus are extraordinary individuals who attract fanatical followers and wield incredible and at times destructive control over them. In this remarkable study, Anthony Storr, the acclaimed author of Solitude and Music and the Mind, examines why we are so enthralled with these dogmatic figures who satisfy our need for certainty. Taking as his examples such diverse figures as Jesus, Sigmund Freud, Ignatius Loyola, and David Koresh, Storr traces the typical patterns--often involving psychotic illness--that shape the guru's development, and reveals how certain gurus become monsters while others become spiritual beacons.

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