Monastic traditions

May 27, 2024 — November 9, 2024

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Placeholder for a discussion of monastic traditions and their role in society, including pseudo-monastic.

I care about this because, observationally, there seem to be various interesting things about monastic traditions.

I have more direct experience with monasteries in Thailand than anywhere else.

Figure 1

1 Monk is a role that suits some people

TBD

2 Monasteries seem helpful for a society

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3 Incoming

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4 References

Jewdokimow, and Czemiel. 2020. A monastery in a sociological perspective: seeking for a new approach.
Jonveaux, Pace, and Palmisano, eds. 2014. Sociology and Monasticism. Between Innovation and Tradition. Annual review of the sociology of religion, v. 5.
Palmisano. 2016a. “Religious Orders and Monastic Communities: Sociological Perspectives.” In Handbook of Global Contemporary Christianity.
———. 2016b. Exploring New Monastic Communities: The (Re)invention of Tradition.
Séguy. 2014. “A Sociology of Imagined Societies: Monasticism and Utopia.” In Annual Review of the Sociology of Religion. Volume 5 (2014).
Stephenson. 2009. Anathem.