Feet of clay : saints, sinners, and madmen : a study of gurus /

Storr, Anthony.

Feet of clay : saints, sinners, and madmen : a study of gurus / Anthony Storr. - New York : Free Press, c1996. - xvii, 253 p. : ports. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-248) and indexx

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Gurus--Biography.
Spiritual biography.
Cults--Biography.
Gurus--Psychology.
Authoritarianism--Religious aspects.
Control (Psychology)--Religious aspects.
Charisma (Personality trait)--Religious aspects.

BL72 / .S76 1996

291.6/1