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- catalog abstract "In his classic work, Solitude, internationally acclaimed author and psychiatrist Anthony Storr probed our basic and often unmet need for solitude, especially emphasizing its relation to creativity. In Music and the Mind, Storr explored the fundamental human need for music, demonstrating its ability to reunite the mind and body. Now, in Feet of Clay, Storr again provides a fresh perspective into one of the most potentially dangerous human needs, the need for certitude. In vivid portraits of some of history's most intriguing gurus, from David Koresh to Freud and Jung to Jesus, Storr examines why we are so enthralled with certain dogmatic figures who play on our need for certainty. Gurus are extraordinary individuals who cast doubt upon current psychiatric distinctions between sanity and madness. Because gurus are charismatic figures who are gifted teachers, they recruit disciples who adopt the guru's vision as their own. The guru convinces others that he knows, a persuasive capacity which can bring illumination but which may end in disaster. Storr demonstrates that most of us harbor irrational beliefs, and he discusses how the human wish for certainty in an insecure world leads to our confusing delusion with truth. Storr reveals how the adoration for the guru can so easily corrupt him and explains why certain gurus become moral parasites while others become spiritual beacons.".
- catalog contributor b9649887.
- catalog created "c1996.".
- catalog date "1996".
- catalog date "c1996.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1996.".
- catalog description "Gurus are extraordinary individuals who cast doubt upon current psychiatric distinctions between sanity and madness. Because gurus are charismatic figures who are gifted teachers, they recruit disciples who adopt the guru's vision as their own. The guru convinces others that he knows, a persuasive capacity which can bring illumination but which may end in disaster. Storr demonstrates that most of us harbor irrational beliefs, and he discusses how the human wish for certainty in an insecure world leads to our confusing delusion with truth. Storr reveals how the adoration for the guru can so easily corrupt him and explains why certain gurus become moral parasites while others become spiritual beacons.".
- catalog description "I. Paranoid Enclosures -- II. Georgei Ivanovitch Gurdjieff -- III. Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh -- IV. Rudolf Steiner -- V. Carl Gustav Jung -- VI. Sigmund Freud -- VII. The Jesuit and Jesus -- VIII. Sanity and Insanity -- IX. Chaos and Order -- X. Delusion and Faith -- XI. To Whom Shall We Turn?".
- catalog description "In his classic work, Solitude, internationally acclaimed author and psychiatrist Anthony Storr probed our basic and often unmet need for solitude, especially emphasizing its relation to creativity. In Music and the Mind, Storr explored the fundamental human need for music, demonstrating its ability to reunite the mind and body. Now, in Feet of Clay, Storr again provides a fresh perspective into one of the most potentially dangerous human needs, the need for certitude. In vivid portraits of some of history's most intriguing gurus, from David Koresh to Freud and Jung to Jesus, Storr examines why we are so enthralled with certain dogmatic figures who play on our need for certainty.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-248) and indexx".
- catalog extent "xvii, 253 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Feet of clay.".
- catalog identifier "0684828189".
- catalog isFormatOf "Feet of clay.".
- catalog issued "1996".
- catalog issued "c1996.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Free Press,".
- catalog relation "Feet of clay.".
- catalog subject "291.6/1 20".
- catalog subject "Authoritarianism Religious aspects.".
- catalog subject "BL72 .S76 1996".
- catalog subject "Charisma (Personality trait) Religious aspects.".
- catalog subject "Charisma (Personality trait)".
- catalog subject "Control (Psychology) Religious aspects.".
- catalog subject "Cults Biography.".
- catalog subject "Gurus Biography.".
- catalog subject "Gurus Psychology.".
- catalog subject "Spiritual biography.".
- catalog tableOfContents "I. Paranoid Enclosures -- II. Georgei Ivanovitch Gurdjieff -- III. Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh -- IV. Rudolf Steiner -- V. Carl Gustav Jung -- VI. Sigmund Freud -- VII. The Jesuit and Jesus -- VIII. Sanity and Insanity -- IX. Chaos and Order -- X. Delusion and Faith -- XI. To Whom Shall We Turn?".
- catalog title "Feet of clay : saints, sinners, and madmen : a study of gurus / Anthony Storr.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "text".