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Schools of asceticism : ideology and organization in medieval religious communities

Author: Lutz Kaelber
Publisher: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©1998.
Edition/Format:   Book : State or province government publication : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"Max Weber argued that medieval religious movements were an important source for the distinctive rationality of Western civilization. He intended to study this theme but died before he could do so. In Schools of Asceticism, Lutz Kaelber builds on Weber's ideas by presenting a fresh analysis of asceticism in orthodox and heretical religious groups in the Middle Ages. Based on extensive research using primary and  Read more...
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Material Type: Government publication, State or province government publication, Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Lutz Kaelber
ISBN: 0271017546 9780271017549 0271017554 9780271017556 0271028920 9780271028927
OCLC Number: 37345762
Description: viii, 278 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents: A Sociology of Medieval Religion: Weber, Troeltsch, and Beyond --
Medieval Religion and the Roots of Rationalism: Weber's Lacuna --
Monastic Asceticism and the Secular Spheres --
Magic, Religion, and the Development of Lay Asceticism --
Asceticism in Lay Religious Movements in the Middle Ages: Two Case Studies --
Other- and Inner-Worldly Asceticism in Medieval Waldensianism --
Dualism and Asceticism in Catharism.
Responsibility: Lutz Kaelber.

Abstract:

"Max Weber argued that medieval religious movements were an important source for the distinctive rationality of Western civilization. He intended to study this theme but died before he could do so. In Schools of Asceticism, Lutz Kaelber builds on Weber's ideas by presenting a fresh analysis of asceticism in orthodox and heretical religious groups in the Middle Ages. Based on extensive research using primary and secondary sources, this book bridges the disciplines of comparative and historical sociology, medieval history, and religious studies."--BOOK JACKET.

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