Charismatic

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The word charismatic is derived from charisma , Greek χάρισμα (German: gracious gift), and has its origin in Christian pneumatology .

The term is used in different contexts with different meanings:

  • It is the sociological term for a particularly talented person, often with a captivating charisma and great influence, u. a. in the political sphere of the charismatic rule described by Max Weber .

Charisma in politics

In 2009, Franz Walter portrayed great charismatics in West German history in a book - Konrad Adenauer, Willy Brandt, Franz Josef Strauss, Helmut Kohl, Joschka Fischer, Oskar Lafontaine - and compared them with their "efficient" subordinates Hans Globke , Horst Ehmke , Edmund Stoiber , Rudolf Seiters etc. Walter sums up what constitutes political leadership today . Some of the qualities that he mentions can be seen as components of charisma: political instinct, power awareness, authenticity , vision, fortune, leadership qualities.

literature

  • Franz Walter : Charismatics and Efficiencies: Portraits from 60 Years of the Federal Republic . edition suhrkamp, ​​Frankfurt a. M. 2009, ISBN 978-3-518-12577-9 .
  • Fritz Wolf: Why I'm no longer a charismatic . CLV, Bielefeld 1997, ISBN 3-89397-794-5 .
  • Claudia Enkelmann: Simply more charisma: What really impresses us. How you affect others . Linde, Vienna 2010, ISBN 978-3-7093-0317-7 .

See also

Web links

Wiktionary: Charismatics  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations