Virtuosity, charisma, and social order : a comparative sociological study of monasticism in Theravada Buddhism and medieval Catholicism
Friedrich-Silber, Ilana
Virtuosity, charisma, and social order : a comparative sociological study of monasticism in Theravada Buddhism and medieval Catholicism
Ilana Friedrich Silber
- Digitally printed 1st pbk. version
- Cambridge Cambridge University Press c1995
- 250 p. ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-244) and index
9780521413978
2006272619
Asceticism - Catholic Church Asceticism - Theravāda Buddhism Buddhist monasticism and religious orders Monasticism and religious orders - History - Middle Ages, 600-1500