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  1. Hero Worship: The Elevation of the Human Spirit.Scott T. Allison & George R. Goethals - 2016 - Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour 46 (2):187-210.
    In this article, we review the psychology of hero development and hero worship. We propose that heroes and hero narratives fulfill important cognitive and emotional needs, including the need for wisdom, meaning, hope, inspiration, and growth. We propose a framework called the heroic leadership dynamic to explain how need-based heroism shifts over time, from our initial attraction to heroes to later retention or repudiation of heroes. Central to the HLD is idea that hero narratives fulfill both epistemic and energizing functions. (...)
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  • Hero Worship: The Elevation of the Human Spirit.Scott T. Allison & George R. Goethals - 2016 - Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour 46 (2):187-210.
    In this article, we review the psychology of hero development and hero worship. We propose that heroes and hero narratives fulfill important cognitive and emotional needs, including the need for wisdom, meaning, hope, inspiration, and growth. We propose a framework called the heroic leadership dynamic to explain how need-based heroism shifts over time, from our initial attraction to heroes to later retention or repudiation of heroes. Central to the HLD is idea that hero narratives fulfill both epistemic and energizing functions. (...)
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