TY  - BOOK
AU  - Sundberg,Mikaela
TI  - Fraternal relations in monasteries: the laboratory of love 
SN  - 9781003082187
U1  - 271/.120944 23/eng/20220909
PY  - 2023///
CY  - Abingdon, Oxon, New York, NY
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Cistercians
KW  - France
KW  - Social life and customs
KW  - Cistercian nuns
KW  - Cistercian monasteries
KW  - Monastic and religious life
KW  - Interpersonal relations
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Catholic Church
KW  - Religion and sociology
KW  - RELIGION / Monasticism
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - RELIGION / Christianity / Catholicism
N1  - Pursuing ideals of love in a voluntary total institution -- Studying social relations in a total institution -- Entering and staying in monastic life -- Ideals of love in fraternal life -- Collective solidarity and ritual stratification : the role of singing during the Liturgy of the hours -- Stratified work in the context of equality ideals : ascetic responsibilization and power failures -- Different conditions for friendship and conversation among monks and nuns -- Surveillance and sanctions through performative regulation
N2  - "This is a book about the tensions between Christian ideals of love and the concrete realities of everyday monastic life. Based on a study of Cistercian monasteries in France, it develops a novel conceptualization of fraternal relations and addresses how monks and nuns strive to accomplish such relationships within their communities. By focusing on the main interaction contexts of monasteries as a form of voluntary total institution, the book shows how attempts to generate collective solidarity, relate to other members as equals and avoid preferential relations conflict with practices of everyday life. Although fraternal ideals are similar for monks and nuns, the analysis reveals significant gender differences regarding the legitimacy of different forms of interaction and relationships as well as how to control them. The book appeals to readers with an interest in total institutions, sociology of religion, sociology of friendship, sociology of intimacy and also to scholars with an interest in theology of love and practical theology"--
UR  - https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003082187
ER  -