The Narrative of Ma Anand Sheela: Charisma and Institutionalization in the Rajneesh/Osho Movement

This article will discuss charisma and institutionalization in the Rajneesh/Osho movement between 1981 and 1985, during its Rajneeshpuram, Oregon phase, based on an interview with Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh's former secretary, known as Ma Anand Sheela. A model by sociologist Roy Wallis with differe...

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Subtitles:"Religious Leadership in New Religions: Theoretical and Empirical Trajectories"
Main Author: Frisk, Liselotte 1959-2020 (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Californiarnia Press 2021
In: Nova religio
Year: 2021, Volume: 24, Issue: 4, Pages: 41-57
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Anand Sheela 1950- / Osho 1931-1990 / Charismatic / Rajneesh Movement / Institutionalization
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AZ New religious movements
Further subjects:B Charisma
B Ma Anand Sheela
B Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh
B Rajneesh
B Institutionalization
B Osho movement
B Sheela Birnstiel
B Rajneeshism
B Osho
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