Ketola, Kimmo. <br/><br/>
The founder of the Hare Krishnas as seen by devotees  a cognitive study of religious charisma /  [electronic resource] : 
by Kimmo Ketola. 
 - Leiden ;  Boston :  Brill,  2008. 
 - x, 234 p. :  ill. 
 - Numen book series : studies in the history of religions,  v. 120  0169-8834 ; .
 - Studies in the history of religions ;  120. .
<br/><br/> Based on the author's dissertation (doctoral--University of Helsinki, 2002). 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-225) and indexes. 
<br/><br/>Introduction -- The cognitive approach to charisma -- The founder-guru and his legacy -- Institutionalisation of charisma -- Hindu rituals and cultural models -- Cultural models and Prabhupāda's charisma -- The guru as a counterintuitive being -- The guru's essence and emotional impact -- Ritual frame and its vulnerability -- Cognitive explanations of charisma and new religions -- Conclusion. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Palo Alto, Calif. : <br/>ebrary, <br/>2013. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, 1896-1977. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>International Society for Krishna Consciousness.
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<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BL1285.892.A28  / K48 2008eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>294.5/512092