Schools of Asceticism: Ideology and Organization in Medieval Religious Communities

by Lutz Kaelber

Book Overview

Max Weber argued that medieval religious movements were an important source for the distinctive rationality of Western civilization. He intended to study precisely this theme but died before he could do so. In Schools of Asceticism , Lutz Kaelber builds on Weber's ideas by presenting a fresh historical and theoretical analysis of orthodox and heretical religious groups in the Middle Ages. He explores how doctrine and social organization shaped ascetic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271017554
• ISBN13: 9780271017556
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"