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Feet of Clay by Anthony Storr (1997, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherFree Press

ISBN-100684834952

ISBN-139780684834955

eBay Product ID (ePID)574907

Product Key Features

Book TitleFeet of Clay

Number of Pages272 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1997

TopicMovements / Psychoanalysis, Religious, Hinduism / General, General, Psychopathology / General, Personality, Social Psychology

IllustratorYes

GenreReligion, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, Psychology

AuthorAnthony Storr

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight10.4 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN97-014250

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal291.6/1

SynopsisHow do gurus get their power? Gurus are extraordinary individuals who attract fanatical followers and wield incredible and at times destructive control over them. In this remarkable study, Anthony Storr, the acclaimed author of Solitude and Music and the Mind , examines why we are so enthralled with these dogmatic figures who satisfy our need for certainty. Taking as his examples such diverse figures as Jesus, Sigmund Freud, Ignatius Loyola, and David Koresh, Storr traces the typical patterns--often involving psychotic illness--that shape the guru's development, and reveals how certain gurus become monsters while others become spiritual beacons.

LC Classification NumberBL72.S76 1997