Modern trustee training mirrors Weberian charismatic education in asceticism and testing

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

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the reader’s triad/gatekeeping framework: gatekeepers are trained to spot charisma/trustworthiness through ritualized testing. — connects to: Veiling and ritual bodily acts train the self into piety; Mafia apprenticeship deliberately inculcates generalized distrust; Totalitarian rule must not be explained as Weberian charismatic leadership (+2 more)

Related

• Totalitarian rule must not be explained as Weberian charismatic leadership (similarity 0.87)
• Charisma stems from Weberian authority lacking legitimate institutional basis (similarity 0.87)
• Weber’s scheme routes all institutions from traditional to rationalized via charisma (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• Veiling and ritual bodily acts train the self into piety #expands (0.78)
• Mafia apprenticeship deliberately inculcates generalized distrust #exemplifies (0.73)