Feet Of Clay - Softcover
An eye-opening investigation of charismatic "gurus" from Jesus to Freud to David Koresh, by the author of "Solitude: A Return to the Self". In "Feet of Clay", eminent psychologist Anthony Storr uncovers the personality traits that link these men and explores the incredible power they have wielded over their fanatical followers. 11 photos.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Review:
Every generation has its charismatic spiritual leaders, its gurus. Some are true saints while others conceal unspeakable depravity. Anthony Storr, Oxford professor of psychiatry, analyzes an interesting array of gurus and finds many commonalities among them--an isolated childhood, a need for certainty, a demand for obedience. He also elucidates aspects of this psychological profile in various intellectual, artistic, and political figures of history. This eye-opening book invokes a larger issue: in our search for guidance and truth, when and why do we cross the line from reasoned inquirer to unquestioning follower?
About the Author:
Anthony Storr was a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, a Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, and an Emeritus Fellow of Green College, Oxford. He was the author of numerous books, including The Integrity of the Personality, The Dynamics of Creation, The Essential Jung, and The Art of Psychotherapy. Dr. Storr died in 2001.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherFree Press
- Publication date1997
- ISBN 10 0684834952
- ISBN 13 9780684834955
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages272
- Rating
Buy New
Learn more about this copy
US$ 17.62
Shipping:
FREE
Within U.S.A.
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Stock Image
Feet Of Clay
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. Buy with confidence! Book is in new, never-used condition. Seller Inventory # bk0684834952xvz189zvxnew
Buy New
US$ 17.62
Convert currency
Stock Image
Feet Of Clay
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. New! This book is in the same immaculate condition as when it was published. Seller Inventory # 353-0684834952-new
Buy New
US$ 17.62
Convert currency
Seller Image
Feet of Clay : Saints, Sinners, and Madmen : a Study of Gurus
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 736592-n
Buy New
US$ 15.01
Convert currency
Seller Image
Feet of Clay: Saints, Sinners, and Madmen: A Study of Gurus (Paperback or Softback)
Published by
Free Press 8/19/1997
(1997)
ISBN 10: 0684834952
ISBN 13: 9780684834955
New
Paperback or Softback
Quantity: 5
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Feet of Clay: Saints, Sinners, and Madmen: A Study of Gurus 0.77. Book. Seller Inventory # BBS-9780684834955
Buy New
US$ 17.90
Convert currency
Seller Image
Feet Of Clay by Storr, Anthony [Paperback ]
Published by
Free Press
(1997)
ISBN 10: 0684834952
ISBN 13: 9780684834955
New
Soft Cover
Quantity: 5
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Soft Cover. Condition: new. This item is printed on demand. Seller Inventory # 9780684834955
Buy New
US$ 19.74
Convert currency
Stock Image
Feet Of Clay
Published by
Free Press
(1997)
ISBN 10: 0684834952
ISBN 13: 9780684834955
New
Softcover
Quantity: > 20
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # I-9780684834955
Buy New
US$ 21.00
Convert currency
Seller Image
Feet of Clay (Paperback)
Published by
Simon & Schuster, New York, NY
(1997)
ISBN 10: 0684834952
ISBN 13: 9780684834955
New
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. How 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. An eye-opening investigation of charismatic "gurus" from Jesus to Freud to David Koresh, by the author of "Solitude: A Return to the Self". In "Feet of Clay", eminent psychologist Anthony Storr uncovers the personality traits that link these men and explores the incredible power they have wielded over their fanatical followers. 11 photos. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780684834955
Buy New
US$ 22.28
Convert currency
Stock Image
Feet Of Clay
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. New. Fast Shipping and good customer service. Seller Inventory # Holz_New_0684834952
Buy New
US$ 21.89
Convert currency
Stock Image
Feet of Clay Saints, Sinners, and Madmen A Study of Gurus
Print on Demand
Seller:
Rating
Book Description PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000. Seller Inventory # IQ-9780684834955
Buy New
US$ 27.81
Convert currency
Stock Image
Feet of Clay: Saints, Sinners, and Madmen: A Study of Gurus
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Softcover. Condition: New. Special order direct from the distributor. Seller Inventory # ING9780684834955
Buy New
US$ 18.95
Convert currency