Influence of monasticism on the Romanian village
Influence of monasticism on the Romanian village

Summary/Abstract: The present study entitled: "The influence of monasticism on the Romanian village" pursues in its presentation three main elements: firstly, we must see whether this phenomenon of monasticism's influence on the rural laity has occurred before in history, secondly, the religious tradition of the authentic Romanian village and its inhabitants, and thirdly, we must observe concretely what the influence of Romanian monasticism on the village consists of and what solutions it proposes to the crisis of rural life today in our country. Orthodox monasticism was, after its establishment in the church, a factor of real influence for the entire population both in urban areas, but especially in rural areas near which the first "monastic communities" developed, although it is too much to call them that. But this is not the starting point of monasticism's influence on society.

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