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Virtuosity, Charisma and Social Order

Virtuosity, Charisma and Social Order A Comparative Sociological Study of Monasticism in Theravada Buddhism and Medieval Catholicism - Cambridge Cultural Social Studies

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Publisher's Synopsis

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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Book information

ISBN: 9780521021371
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
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Language: English
Number of pages: 264
Weight: 402g
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 16mm