Virtuosity, Charisma and Social Order
A Comparative Sociological Study of Monasticism in Theravada Buddhism and Medieval Catholicism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19927199 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ilana Friedrich Silber (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Publication date | 1995-04-28 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Virtuosity, Charisma and Social Order (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1017/cbo9780511520846 |
| OpenAlex | W4230940081 |
| Open Library | OL34444543M |
| ISBN | 9780511520846 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 28 |
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
Buddhism · Charisma · Charismatic authority · Epistemology · Ideology · Meaning (existential) · Neglect · Order (exchange) · Political science · Politics · Power (physics) · Social order · Social science · Sociology · Theology · Islamic Studies and History · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Religion and Society Interactions · Weber, Simmel, Sociological Theory · Asceticism · Buddhist monasticism and religious orders
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| Unique citing works | 28 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,9 |
| Citation span | 1995 - 2025 (31) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 28 |