The Rise and Fall of Catholic Religious Orders

The Rise and Fall of Catholic Religious Orders
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Publisher : SUNY Press
Total Pages : 446
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ISBN-10 : 0791422291
ISBN-13 : 9780791422298
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Book Synopsis The Rise and Fall of Catholic Religious Orders by : Patricia Wittberg

Download or read book The Rise and Fall of Catholic Religious Orders written by Patricia Wittberg and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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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