Virtuosity, Charisma and Social Order : A Comparative Sociological Study of Monasticism in Theravada Buddhism and Medieval Catholicism
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Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Cambridge Cultural Social Studies
ISBN-10
0521413974
ISBN-13
9780521413978
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 28th, 1995
Print length
264 Pages
Weight
638 grams
Dimensions
23.70 x 16.00 x 2.40 cms
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This book is a comparative study of the interaction between monasticism and society in Theravada Buddhism and Medieval Catholicism. It investigates the forces that shaped the ideological power of religious elites in the historical framework of the Great Traditions.
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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