Charismatic authority
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+ | The [[sociologist]] [[Max Weber]] defined '''charismatic authority''' as "resting on devotion to the exceptional sanctity, heroism or exemplary character of an individual person, and of the normative patterns or order revealed or ordained by him." [[Charisma]]tic authority is one of three forms of [[authority]] laid out in Weber's [[tripartite classification of authority]], the other two being [[traditional authority]] and [[rational-legal authority]]. The concept has acquired wide usage among sociologists. | ||
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The sociologist Max Weber defined charismatic authority as "resting on devotion to the exceptional sanctity, heroism or exemplary character of an individual person, and of the normative patterns or order revealed or ordained by him." Charismatic authority is one of three forms of authority laid out in Weber's tripartite classification of authority, the other two being traditional authority and rational-legal authority. The concept has acquired wide usage among sociologists.
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