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Virtuosity, Charisma and Social Order - A Comparative Sociological Study of Monasticism in Theravada Buddhism and Medieval Catholicism (Paperback, New ed) Loot Price: R1,577
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Virtuosity, Charisma and Social Order - A Comparative Sociological Study of Monasticism in Theravada Buddhism and Medieval Catholicism (Paperback, New ed)

Ilana Friedrich Silber

Series: Cambridge Cultural Social Studies

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This book is a comparative macrosociological study of the interaction between religious virtuosi and society in two civilizations: traditional Theravada Buddhism and Medieval Catholicism. Merging Weberian sociology with the Maussian tradition of gift-analysis, and criticizing the neglect of meaning in current comparative historical sociology, the author also argues the need for a multidimensional approach capable of addressing the part played by religious orientations in shaping the institutional strength and ideological power of religious elites in the historical framework of the Great Traditions.

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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Cambridge Cultural Social Studies
Release date: October 2005
First published: 1995
Authors: Ilana Friedrich Silber
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 264
Edition: New ed
ISBN-13: 978-0-521-02137-1
Categories: Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Religious institutions & organizations > Religious communities & monasticism
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Religious institutions & organizations > Religious communities & monasticism
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LSN: 0-521-02137-5
Barcode: 9780521021371

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