Research Catalog
In defense of charisma
- Title
- In defense of charisma / Vincent W. Lloyd.
- Author
- Lloyd, Vincent W., 1982-
- Publication
- New York : Columbia University Press, [2018]
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Details
- Description
- 193 pages; 23 cm
- Summary
- 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.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- The uncircumcised lips of Moses -- The virtue of charisma -- Charisma and goodness -- Charisma and truth -- Charisma and beauty -- Conclusion: the justice of charisma -- Afterword: studying charisma.
- Call Number
- JFD 20-1026
- ISBN
- 9780231183864
- 0231183860
- 9780231183871
- 0231183879
- 0231545207
- 9780231545204
- LCCN
- 2017039169
- 40027982086
- OCLC
- 1013720763
- Author
- Lloyd, Vincent W., 1982- author.
- Title
- In defense of charisma / Vincent W. Lloyd.
- Publisher
- New York : Columbia University Press, [2018]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Standard Identifier
- 40027982086
- Research Call Number
- JFD 20-1026