Abstract
Byzantine Monasticism is one of the rather well documented segments of Byzantine life. Hagiography provides abundant information concerning the lifestyles of particular male and female monks from the early years of monasticism. [End Page 326] Acts of monasteries and, to a lesser extent, Byzantine canon law, are other sources that illuminate the more practical aspects of monastic life. Despite the extensive research and literature on the subject, it is still difficult to form a clear understanding of monastic life in the Byzantine world. Before the appearance of the present work, it was not possible to write a definitive history of Byzantine monasticism.
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