The course offers a broad overview of the concept of charisma by focusing on its evolution in the history of Western thought from Ancient Greece until nowadays. The conceptual underpinnings of charisma lie at the intersection of aesthetics, religion and politics. A broad analysis of the development of the concept within these three fields will give preliminary answers to the following questions: a. how to recognize charisma in contemporary social and political life? b. what are the aesthetics of charisma? c. how to establish charismatic relations among individuals? Course will be taught by Sergio Imparato.