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Part I. Virtuosi and Society: Elements of Macrosociological Approach: 1.The Weberian legacy; 2. Monasticism and social order: a multidimensionalperspective: Part II. Virtuosi asnd Society in Theravada Buddhism: 3.Ideological groundings: hierarchy and ritualized exchange; 4. Virtuosityinstitutionalized; The Sangha in Social Context; 5. Virtuoso radicalism: thetriumph of a syndrome; Part III. Virtuosi and Society in MedievalCatholicism: 6. Ideological groundings: plurality and conditional exchange;7. Virtuosity institutionalized: monasticism in social context; 8. Virtuosoradicalism: a self-defeating triumph; Part IV. Virtuosity, Charisma andSocial Order: 9. Virtuosity and the virtuoso-society syndrome; 10. Thevirtuoso syndrome in comparative historical perspective; Conclusion.