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Feet of Clay: Saints, Sinners, and Madmen: A Study of Gurus
by Feet of Clay: Saints, Sinners, and Madmen: A Study of Gurus
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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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- Aug 19, 1997 Pub Date:
- 9780684834955 ISBN-13:
- 0684834952 ISBN-10:
- 272.0 pages Paperback
- English Language
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