Isabelle Jonveaux

Contemporary Monastic Economy

A Sociological Perspective Across Continents

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 230
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Juni 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 522g
• ISBN-13: 9781032073361
• ISBN-10: 1032073365
• Artikelnr.: 67516970

Autorenporträt

Isabelle Jonveaux is Lecturer in Religious Studies at Private University College of Teacher Education of Graz and at the Catholic University of Linz, Austria. She is the co-editor of Monasticism in Modern Times and The Transformation of Religious Orders in Central and Eastern Europe.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. Monastic Economy in its Sociological and Historical Context
2. Models of monastic economy: Organisation and sources of revenue 3. Work
and prayer in monastic life 4. Integration of economic activity into
monastic life: Tensions and solutions 5. Daily life economy: What does
monastic poverty mean today? 6. Specificities of female monasteries 7.
Monastic products and interactions with the world economy 8. Tourism,
visitors, lay people in the monastery 9.Monastic economy and (sustainable)
development Conclusion References