Charisma and the Iron Cage: Rationalization, Science and Scientology

Social Compass

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 111-131

  Locke, Simon ^a  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Charisma; New Age; Rationalization; Science; Scientology

Indexed keywords

EID: 1642298034     PISSN: 00377686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0037768604040794     Document Type: Review

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