The rise and fall of Catholic religious orders : a social movement perspective /
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| Author / Creator: | Wittberg, Patricia, 1947- |
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| Imprint: | Albany : State University of New York Press, c1994. |
| Description: | p. cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | SUNY series in religion, culture, and society |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1652646 |
| Summary: | A sociological analysis of the periodically recurring cycles of Roman Catholic religious life, applying the theories and research on large-scale social movements and on the internal dynamics of other intentional communities to the data presented in historical works on specific periods. Following an introductory chapter (The Extent of the Problem), |
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| Physical Description: | p. cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0791422291 0791422305 |