| Virtuosity, Charisma and Social Order: A Comparative Sociological Study of Monasticism in Theravada Buddhism and Medieval Catholicism Contributor(s): Silber, Ilana Friedrich (Author), Friedrich-Silber, Ilana (Author), Ilana Friedrich, Silber (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521413974 ISBN-13: 9780521413978 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $132.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 1995 Annotation: This is a comparative study of the interaction between monasticism and society in Theravada Buddhism and medieval Catholicism. Building on Weber's classical analysis of religious virtuosity on one hand, and opposing recent comparative historical sociology's neglect of structures of meaning on the other, the author demonstrates the combined impact of religious orientations, macrosocietal structures, and virtuoso radicalism in shaping the ideological power of religious elites in the historical framework of the Great Traditions. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology Of Religion |
| Dewey: 306.691 |
| LCCN: 94002502 |
| Series: Cambridge Cultural Social Studies (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.93" H x 6.37" W x 9.3" (1.30 lbs) 264 pages |
