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This book examines the economy of contemporary Catholic monasticism
from a sociological perspective, considering the ways in which
monasteries engage with the capitalist world economy via a model
which aims less at 'performance' per se, than at the fulfilment of
human and religious values. Based on fieldwork across several
countries in Europe, Africa and South America, it explores not only
the daily work and economy in monastic communities in their
tensions with religious life, but also the new interest from
society in monastic products or monastic management. With attention
to present trends in monastic economy, including the growth of
ecology and the role of monasteries in the social and economic
development of their localities, the author demonstrates that
monastic economy consists not solely in the subsistence of
religious communities outside the world, but in economic activity
that has a real impact on its local or even more global
environment, in part through transnational networks of monasteries.
As such, Contemporary Monastic Economy: A Sociological Perspective
will appeal to scholars of religious studies and sociology with
interests in contemporary monasticism.
The first volume to explore various facets of contemporary change
in consecrated religious life in selected Central and Eastern
European countries, this book presents a series of studies of
Catholic and Orthodox monasticism. With attention to changes in the
economy, everyday life, organisation and social presence of
monastic orders, contributors shed light on the impact of 20th and
21st century social and cultural processes - such as communism and
its collapse or the growth of new communication technologies - on
life in the cloister. Bringing together research from various
locations in Central and Eastern Europe, it will appeal to scholars
and students of sociology, religious studies and theology, with
interests in religious orders and transformations of religious life
from a social perspective.
The first volume to explore various facets of contemporary change
in consecrated religious life in selected Central and Eastern
European countries, this book presents a series of studies of
Catholic and Orthodox monasticism. With attention to changes in the
economy, everyday life, organisation and social presence of
monastic orders, contributors shed light on the impact of 20th and
21st century social and cultural processes - such as communism and
its collapse or the growth of new communication technologies - on
life in the cloister. Bringing together research from various
locations in Central and Eastern Europe, it will appeal to scholars
and students of sociology, religious studies and theology, with
interests in religious orders and transformations of religious life
from a social perspective.
This book presents a broad sociological perspective on the
contemporary issues facing Christian monasticism. Since the
founding work of Max Weber, the sociology of monasticism has
received little attention. However, the field is now being
revitalized by some new research. Focusing on Christian monks and
nuns, the contributors explore continuity and discontinuity with
the past in what superficially might appear a monolithic tradition.
Contributors speak not only about monasticism in Europe and the
United States but also in Africa and Latin America, a different
landscape where the question of recruitment does not figure among
issues considered as problematic.
This book presents a broad sociological perspective on the
contemporary issues facing Christian monasticism. Since the
founding work of Max Weber, the sociology of monasticism has
received little attention. However, the field is now being
revitalized by some new research. Focusing on Christian monks and
nuns, the contributors explore continuity and discontinuity with
the past in what superficially might appear a monolithic tradition.
Contributors speak not only about monasticism in Europe and the
United States but also in Africa and Latin America, a different
landscape where the question of recruitment does not figure among
issues considered as problematic.
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