Virtuosity, Charisma and Social Order: A Comparative Sociological Study of Monasticism in Theravada Buddhism and Medieval Catholicism
(Part of the Cambridge Cultural Social Studies Series)
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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...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0521413974
ISBN13:9780521413978
Release Date:April 1995
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:264 Pages
Weight:1.30 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"
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