The Disenchantment of Charisma: A Weberian Assessment of Revolution in a Rationalized World

This essay addresses the question of whether and how it is possible to bring about major changes in the ways in which we order our lives in rationalized bureaucratic society. Genuine charisma—which Max Weber termed “the specifically creative revolutionary force in history”—is dependent upon social e...

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Main Author: Swatos, William H. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: 1981
In: Sociological analysis
Year: 1981, Volume: 42, Issue: 2, Pages: 119-136
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