LITERATURE QUESTIONS
MEDIEVAL WOMEN WRITERS
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it describes a life based on retreat from society
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it describes the importance of communication with others in order to reach salvation
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it describes a form of worship based on praying to devotional art
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it describes a way of life that became popular after the Middle Ages
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Detailed explanation-1: -monasticism, an institutionalized religious practice or movement whose members attempt to live by a rule that requires works that go beyond those of either the laity or the ordinary spiritual leaders of their religions.
Detailed explanation-2: -Monasticism or monachism, literally the act of “dwelling alone” (Greek monos, monazein, monachos), has come to denote the mode of life pertaining to persons living in seclusion from the world, under religious vows and subject to a fixed rule, as monks, friars, nuns, or in general as religious.
Detailed explanation-3: -Monasticism (from Ancient Greek , monakhos, from , monos, ‘alone’), also referred to as monachism, or monkhood, is a religious way of life in which one renounces worldly pursuits to devote oneself fully to spiritual work.
Detailed explanation-4: -Types of Monasticism. The two basic kinds of monasticism are eremitic (a hermit lifestyle) and cenobitic (a communal lifestyle). Both types have variations, and they are found in most major religions.