Monastic Life in the Christian and Hindu Traditions: A Comparative Study (STUDIES IN COMPARATIVE RELIGION)

By Austin B. Creel

This volume comprises papers presented at a research conference funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. They explore the subject from the viewpoints of history, history of religions, sociology and anthropology, giving a comparative study of monasticism in the two traditions.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0889465029
• ISBN13: 9780889465022
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Edwin Mellen Pr
• Length: 593 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.8" x 6.3"