Virtuosity, Charisma and Social Order
Subtitle: A Comparative Sociological Study of Monasticism in Theravada Buddhism and Medieval Catholicism (Cambridge Cultural Social Studies)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: October 20, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 262
ISBN-13: 9780521021371
Subjects: Religious communities & monasticism; Sociology of Religion; Religion; Sociology; Monasticism and religious orders, Buddhist; Monasticism and religious orders, Buddhist Mo; Religion / Sociology of Religion; Social Science / Sociology of Religion; Christian Life - General; Christianity - Christian Life - General
First sentence: In Weber's classic statement, "virtuoso" or "heroic" religiosity is primarily defined in opposition to mass religiosity.