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ID104190
Title ProperCharisma and space
LanguageENG
AuthorTerlouw, Kees
Publication2010.
Summary / Abstract (Note)This article uses Max Weber's analysis of charisma to differentiate types of symbolic places. Although Weber did not include the role of space in his analysis of charisma, we can construct different types of spatial charisma based on his distinction between traditional and bureaucratic regimes. Heritage sites and monuments are used by traditional regimes to legitimise their rule by looking back to their charismatic origins, while futuristic places are used to convince the population that bureaucratic regimes will provide a brighter future. In reality these ideal types of charismatic places are almost always mixed. Nation-states combine both types of charismatic places. The analysis of the Zeche Zollverein in Essen, Germany shows that the meaning of a place can change and incorporate both types of spatial charisma at the same time and place. This was the consequence of a deliberate policy to legitimise a new economic regime in Germany's Ruhr area.
`In' analytical NoteStudies in Ethnicity and Nationalism Vol. 10, No. 3; 2010: p.335-348
Journal SourceStudies in Ethnicity and Nationalism Vol. 10, No. 3; 2010: p.335-348
Key WordsCharisma ;  Space ;  Max Weber ;  Germany