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

306.691 SIL