Feet of clay; saints, sinners, and madmen; a study of gurus
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TextNew York Free Press c1996Description: xvii, 253p.; illus.; bibliog. refs.; bibliog; indexContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0-684-82818-9
- Gurus
- Spiritual Biography
- Cults
- Biography
- Religion and Psychology
- Authoritarianism--Religious Aspects
- Control (Psychology)--Religious Aspects
- Charisma (Personality trait)
- Gurdjieff, Georges Ivanovitch, 1872-1949
- Steiner, Rudolph. 1861-1925
- Ignatius of Loyola, Saint. 1491-1556
- Jung, C.G. (Carl Gustav) 1875-1961--Biography
- Noll, Richard : Jung Cult
- Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939
- Jesuits
- Socialism
- Jesus Christ
- Gurdjieff, Georges Ivanovitch, 1872-1949
- BL72 .S76 1996
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Gurus -- Biography : George Ivanovitch Gurdjieff, Rudolph Steiner, Ignatius Loyola, Carl Gustav Jung; Sigmund Freud. Current gurus mentioned: Jim Jones, p4-14; David Koresh, p14-19; Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, p47-63; Paul Brunton, p162-166; Pat Robertson, p167-169; Mother Meera, p226-231.. Spiritual Biography : 'Gurus differ widely from each other in a variety of ways, but most claim the possession of special spiritual insight based on personal revelation' - p.xi.. Cults -- Biography : George Ivanovitch Gurdjieff, Rudolph Steiner, Ignatius Loyola, Carl Gustav Jung; Sigmund Freud. Current gurus mentioned: Jim Jones, p4-14; David Koresh, p14-19; Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, p47-63; Paul Brunton, p162-166; Pat Robertson, p167-169; Mother Meera, p226-231.. Gurdjieff, George Ivanovitch. 1874-1949 : Chapt. 2: George Ivanovitch Gurdjieff, p23-43.. Steiner, Rudolph. 1861-1925 : Chapt. 4: Rudolph Steiner, p67-81.. Ignatius of Loyola, Saint. 1491-1556 : Chapt. 7: The Jesuit and Jesus, p129-148.. Jung, Carl Gustav. 1875-1961 -- Biography : Chapt. 5: Carl Gustav Jung (p95-96 - Richard Noll and 'The Jung Cult' - a refutation), p85-105.. Noll, Richard : Jung Cult : A refutation of Noll's claims, p95-96.. Freud, Sigmund. 1856-1939 : Chapt. 6: Sigmund Freud (p125 - Freud ostensibly rejected the role of guru), p109-125.. Jesuits : Chapt. 7: The Jesuit and Jesus, p129-148.. Freud, Sigmund. 1856-1939 -- Marxism : 'Any critical evaluation of Marxist theory is forbidden, doubts of its correctness are punishedin the same way as heresy was once punished by the Catholic Church...' - The Question of a Weltanschauung, p124.. Jesus Christ : Chapt. 7: The Jesuit and Jesus, p129-148.
1 Paranoid enclosures. 2 Georgei Ivanovitch Gurdjieff. 3 Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh. 4 Rudolf Steiner. 5 Carl Gustav Jung. 6 Sigmund Freud. 7 The Jesuit and Jesus. 8 Sanity and insanity. 9 Chaos and order. 10 Delusion and faith. 11 To whom shall we turn?
'...a fresh perspective into one of the most potentially dangerous human needs, the need for certitude....examines why we are so enthralled with certain dogmatic figures who play on our need for certainty.'
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