Description

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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.

About the Author

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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.