The rise and decline of Catholic religious orders : a social movement perspective

Author(s)

• Wittberg, Patricia

Bibliographic Information

The rise and decline of Catholic religious orders : a social movement perspective

Patricia Wittberg

（SUNY series in religion, culture, and society）

State University of New York Press, c1994

• pbk.

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [373]-413) and indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Table of Contents

List of Tables Preface 1. The Extent of the Problem Part One: Preliminary Definitions and Theoretical Background 2. Theories of Ideology 3. Roman Catholic Religious Life Part Two: Mobilization of Religious Virtuosi 4. Personal Incentives for Membership 5. Mobilization of Resources by Religious Orders 6. Frame Alignment and Religious Virtuosity 7. Elements of Virtuoso Ideologies 8. Ideological Supports for Religious Virtuosity 9. Determinants of Ideological Change Part Three: Perspectives on Movement Decay 10. Previous Decline Periods in Religious Orders 11. Religious Orders as Intentional Communities Part Four: The Present Collapse 12. A Brief History of U.S. Religious Orders 13. The Collapse of Ideology, I 14. The Collapse of Ideology, II 15. The Withdrawal of Resources 16. Conclusions Glossary Appendix Notes Bibliography Name Index Subject Index

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Details

• NCID: BA25076301
• ISBN:
  • 0791422291
  • 0791422305
• LCCN: 94001068
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Albany
• Pages/Volumes: xii, 423 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : BX2461.2
  • DC20 : 271/.009/045
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Monasticism and religious orders -- History
  • LCSH : Monasticism and religious orders -- History -- 20th century
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA13768523