José Pedro Zúquete (1978) is a political scientist whose research focuses mainly on comparative politics, social movements, and nationalism. He is currently a research fellow at the Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lisbon, Portugal. He is the author of Missionary Politics in Contemporary Europe (2007) and the coauthor (with Charles Lindholm) of The Struggle for the World: Liberation Movements for the 21st Century (2010). Zúquete's latest book is The Identitarians: The Movement Against Globalism and Islam in Europe (2018).

Introduction: The Study of Charisma Section I: Concepts and Theories 1. Max Weber and the Sociology of Charisma 2. Émile Durkheim and Charisma 3. Sigmund Freud and Charisma 4. The Anthropology of Charisma Section II: Historical cases 5. Charismatic Leaders in Ancient Greece 6. Charismatic Leadership in Ancient Rome 7. Fascism 8. Maoism and Charismatic Domination 9. Charisma and Politics in Post-Colonial Africa 10. Charisma in Latin American Politics Section III: Religion 11. Charisma and Shamanism 12. Charisma and Judaism 13. Charisma in Christianity 14. Constructing Muslim Charisma 15. Charisma in Hinduism 16. Charisma in New Religious Movements Section IV: Politics 17. Charisma and Democratic Discourse 18. Charisma in Liberal Democracies 19. Political Charisma and Modern Populism 20. Charismatic Leadership, Ethics, and Politics 21. Charisma and Toxic Leadership 22. Charisma and Revolution: The Key to Max Weber's Project Section V: Extremism 23. Apocalyptic Groups and Charisma of the Cadre 24. Sunni Jihadist Charismatic Leadership: The Case of Anwar al-Awlaki (1971-2011) Section VI: Management and Business 25. Charisma in Organizational Studies 26. Signaling Charisma 27. A Follower-Centric Perspectives on Charismatic Leadership: An Integrative Review and Agenda for Future Research 28. Charisma and Traineeship Section VII: Culture, Media, Entertainment 29. Charisma and the Arts 30. Charisma and the Media 31. Celebrity and Charisma: Integration and Insurgency 32. Independence and Charismatic Authority in Popular Music: Just Do It Yourself - DIY 33. Hollywood and Charisma 34. Celebrity, Charisma and Post-truth Relations: Agnogenesis, Affect and Bollywood 35. Charisma in Sport Section VIII: Rising Topics 36. The Evolutionary Foundations of Charismatic Leadership 37. Charisma and Gender among Leaders 38. Charisma and the Digital Age: Mass Re-enchantment Online and Networking the New Iron Cage 39. Death becomes us! Rethinking Leadership Charisma as a Social Inference