Note Details
- Stage: seed 🌱
- Type: book
- Topics: psychology, politics, social-movements
Eric Hoffer’s classic study of the nature of mass movements and the psychology of fanaticism and true belief.
Book Summary
Hoffer examines why people join mass movements, arguing that the appeal lies not in the doctrine but in the psychological needs of the followers — frustration, self-contempt, and the desire for self-transcendence.
Notes
- Psychology of mass movements
- Why frustrated people seek collective identity