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In Defense of Charisma (Paperback)
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In Defense of Charisma (Paperback)
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Martin Luther King Jr. has charisma-as does Adolf Hitler. So do
Brad Pitt, Mother Teresa, and many a high school teacher. Charisma
marks, or masks, power; it legitimates but also attracts suspicion.
Sociologists often view charisma as an irrational, unstable source
of authority, superseded by the rational, bureaucratic legitimacy
of modernity. Yet charisma endures in the modern world; perhaps it
is reinvigorated in the postmodern, as the notoriety of
celebrities, politicians, and New Age gurus attests. Is charisma a
tool of oppression, or can it help the fight against oppression?
Can reexamining the concept of charisma teach us anything useful
about contemporary movements for social justice? In Defense of
Charisma develops an account of moral charisma that weaves insights
from politics, ethics, and religion together with reflections on
contemporary culture. Vincent W. Lloyd distinguishes between
authoritarian charisma, which furthers the interests of the
powerful, naturalizing racism, patriarchy, and elitism, and
democratic charisma, which prompts observers to ask new questions
and discover new possibilities. At its best, charisma can challenge
the way we see ourselves and our world, priming us to struggle for
justice. Exploring the biblical Moses alongside Charlton Heston's
performance in The Ten Commandments, the image of Martin Luther
King Jr., together with tweets from the Black Lives Matter
movement, and the novels of Harper Lee and Sherman Alexie
juxtaposed with the writings of Emmanuel Levinas, In Defense of
Charisma challenges readers to turn away from the blinding charisma
of celebrities toward the humbler moral charisma of the neighbor,
colleague, or relative.
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