{"product_id":"the-vow-of-stability-an-ethnography-of-monastic-life-hardcover","title":"The vow of stability: An ethnography of monastic life - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard D. G. Irvine\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough monastic life is often imagined to be a flight from the world, Benedictine monks take on the intense social commitment of life in close community. Drawing on long-term anthropological fieldwork in a Catholic English Benedictine monastery, \u003cem\u003eThe vow of stability: An ethnography of monastic life \u003c\/em\u003etraces the monks' daily lives as they confront the eternal in the fabric of the everyday. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBringing into focus the vow of stability - a lifelong commitment to the monastery and its community - this ethnography explores the rhythms and architecture that sustain shared life in a world of movement and fleeting interaction. At the same time, it analyses those social processes that damage and undermine the monastic institution and those in contact with it - in particular the harm caused by sexual abuse. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEngaging with the everyday dynamics of life in close community while paying close attention to the time-depth of monastic history, this is a study of how religious institutions endure and change through generations. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 20, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45735169753171,"sku":"9781917341097","price":79.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/9731\/2595\/files\/f_uzzhYjR99781917341097.webp?v=1782797194","url":"https:\/\/the-stone-owl-bookstore.myshopify.com\/products\/the-vow-of-stability-an-ethnography-of-monastic-life-hardcover","provider":"The Stone Owl Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}