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Charisma
Book by Lindholm, Charles
224 pages, Hardcover
First published June 1, 1990
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Charles Lindholm
15 books7 followersB.A., Ph.D., Columbia University.
Professor Lindholm is an anthropologist with a strong interest in social theory and psychology, as well as area interests in the Middle East, South Asia, and the United States. He did his original fieldwork in Northern Pakistan among one of the largest tribal groups in the world: the Pukhtun. He researched the relationship between social organization and emotion, as well as politics, kinship, and the role of religion in this strongly Muslim society. His work led to an ethnographic study, Generosity and Jealousy (1982), and to a collection of essays entitled Frontier Perspectives (1996). He followed this up with a book on the culture and history of the United States, Is America Breaking Apart? (1999 coauthored with John K. Hall). He has also published Charisma (1990), as well as a number of articles on charismatic leadership and romantic love, and Culture and Identity: The History,Theory and Practice of Psychological Anthropology (2001). His most recent book Middle East: Tradition and Change (2003) argues that the Middle East, like the United States, is characterized by a pervasive ethic of equality, rendering actual relationships of authority especially fraught with tension. His current interests include anthropology of performance and the social construction of authenticity.
Professor Lindholm is an anthropologist with a strong interest in social theory and psychology, as well as area interests in the Middle East, South Asia, and the United States. He did his original fieldwork in Northern Pakistan among one of the largest tribal groups in the world: the Pukhtun. He researched the relationship between social organization and emotion, as well as politics, kinship, and the role of religion in this strongly Muslim society. His work led to an ethnographic study, Generosity and Jealousy (1982), and to a collection of essays entitled Frontier Perspectives (1996). He followed this up with a book on the culture and history of the United States, Is America Breaking Apart? (1999 coauthored with John K. Hall). He has also published Charisma (1990), as well as a number of articles on charismatic leadership and romantic love, and Culture and Identity: The History,Theory and Practice of Psychological Anthropology (2001). His most recent book Middle East: Tradition and Change (2003) argues that the Middle East, like the United States, is characterized by a pervasive ethic of equality, rendering actual relationships of authority especially fraught with tension. His current interests include anthropology of performance and the social construction of authenticity.
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