CHAPTER XI

MONASTICISM 198

OUTLINE: I.--Importance of the institution of monasticism. II.--Antecedents and analogies. III.--Causes of the origin of Christian monasticism. IV.--Evolution of Christian monasticism. V.--Spread of group monasticism from the East to the West. VI.--Development of monasticism in Western Europe. VII.--Opposition to monasticism. VIII.--Results and influences of monasticism. IX.--Sources.

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