RLGA01H3 Study Guide - Final Guide: Talal Asad, Robert Redfield, Charismatic Authority
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Charismatic leader according to weber, a charismatic leader is someone who is considered to be extraordinary and is treated as endowed with supernatural, superhuman, or at least speci cally exceptional powers or qualities. The charismatic leader is regarded as of divine origin or as exemplary and treated as a leader: tylor tylor was a 19th ce christian anthropologist. He focused more on culture and the concept of animism", meaning which is the belief in spirits and spiritual beings. He de ned religion as the belief of spiritual beings" and linked it to animism, meaning soul in latin. He was referred to as an armchair theorist" because his research was based on reports provided by missionaries and european travelers. This approach was known as an etic perspective, or outsider perspective because there was no research that took place by observing or participating in the practice of a religion.
