Virtuosity, charisma, and social order : a comparative sociological study of monasticism in Theravada Buddhism and medieval Catholicism - Friedrich-Silber, Ilana (Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005)
Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-244) and index.
Keywords: Buddhist monasticism and religious orders; Monasticism and religious orders -- History -- Middle Ages, 600-1500.; Asceticism -- Theravāda Buddhism; Asceticism -- Catholic Church