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Contemporary Monastic Economy: A Sociological Perspective Across Continents

by Austria) Isabelle Jonveaux (university Of Linz

  • Hardback
  • 230 pages
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • 15.6 x 23.4 x 1.7 cm

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For students of sociology and religious life

Examines how monasteries balance work and faith

You will gain fresh insight into modern monasticism

A fascinating sociological study of how Catholic monastic communities sustain their economies in a globalised world.

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Based on extensive fieldwork on three continents, this book offers a sociological examination of the economy of contemporary Catholic monasticism, considering the ways in which monastic economy engages with the world economy through a model aimed less at economic 'performance' than with the fulfilment of religious values.
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  • Title

    Contemporary Monastic Economy: A Sociological Perspective Across Continents

  • Book Format

    Hardcover

  • Publisher

    Routledge

  • Published

    June 2023

  • Weight

    523g

  • Page Count

    230

  • Dimensions

    15.6 x 23.4 x 1.7 cm

  • ISBN

    9781032073361

  • ISBN-10

    1032073365

  • Eden Code

    6139191