Some scholars label celebrities as “charismatic,” while others avoid that Weberian term, deeming it inappropriate in the context of celebrity culture. None, however, offers a systematic account of the relationship between Weberian charisma and celebrity. To this task, this article moves beyond the semantics toward a systematic analysis and comparison of the logics guiding charismatic and celebrity dynamics. I argue that charisma and celebrity represent distinct and even partly contradictory logics of social distinction, but that they nonetheless substantially intertwine and coextend in society, which renders their interaction ambiguous, conflictual, and creative of new social forms. This social-ontological conceptualization provides the now-lacking theoretical foundation for empirical studies into the many complex interactions between charismatic and celebrity dynamics throughout society.

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摆脱魅力？名人行业与魅力权威的矛盾联系

一些学者将名人称为“有魅力的”，而另一些学者则避免使用韦伯式的术语，认为它在名人文化的背景下不合适。然而，没有人提供韦伯式魅力与名人之间关系的系统说明。为此，本文超越了语义，而是对引导魅力和名人动态的逻辑进行了系统的分析和比较。我认为，魅力和名人代表了不同的甚至部分矛盾的社会区分逻辑，但它们在社会中实质上交织和共同延伸，这使得它们的互动模糊、冲突和对新社会形式的创造性。