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    Fraternal Relations in Monasteries: The Laboratory of Love

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    ISBN: 9780367534929
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    AuthorSundberg, Mikaela (Stockholm University,
    Pub Date27/05/2024
    BindingPaperback
    Pages164
    Publisher: TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
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    Based on extensive research among Cistercian monks and nuns, this book examines social relations in monasteries, examining the ways in which collective rituals and manual work both foster solidarity and create division, and developing a novel, far-reaching conceptualization of fraternal relations.

    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.