Virtuosity, charisma, and social order : a comparative sociological study of monasticism in Theravada Buddhism and medieval Catholicism / Ilana Friedrich Silber.
"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 me...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
1995.
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| Series: | Cambridge cultural social studies.
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| Online Access: | Cambridge Books on Core |
| Summary: | "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."--Publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 250 pages). |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0511520840 9780511520846 0521021375 9780521021371 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/CBO9780511520846 |