Charisma stems from Weberian authority lacking legitimate institutional basis

Evidence

Weber’s (1968, pp. 1143-45) observation that charismatic education is steeped in asceticism, isolation, physical and psychic exercises, and continuous testing has obvious parallels in many contemporary trusteeship “prep schools.” — Shapiro, Susan P., The Social Control of Impersonal Trust, 90 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Totalitarian rule must not be explained as Weberian charismatic leadership; Modern trustee training mirrors Weberian charismatic education in asceticism and testing — Shapiro, Susan P., The Social Control of Impersonal Trust, 90; The Leader’s power becomes structural necessity rather than personal superiority (+1 more)

Related

• Totalitarian rule must not be explained as Weberian charismatic leadership (similarity 0.95)
• Modern trustee training mirrors Weberian charismatic education in asceticism and testing (similarity 0.87)
• Weber’s scheme routes all institutions from traditional to rationalized via charisma (similarity 0.82)

Broader Connections

• The Leader’s power becomes structural necessity rather than personal superiority #complicates (0.80)
• Modern trustee training mirrors Weberian charismatic education in asceticism and testing #corroborates (0.78) — Shapiro, Susan P., The Social Control of Impersonal Trust, 90