Fuga Mundi : studies on monasticism in late antiquity and early modern Malta [Book review]

Abstract

The first part of the title of the book, ‘Fuga Mundi’, refers to the first two studies that deal with the origins of monasticism related to the practice of secluding oneself away from worldly environments. The fact that a number of ascetics went to live in deserted environments to live in greater union with God, promoted monasticism as the most perfect expression of Christian living. The second part of the title of this book, ‘Studies on Monasticism in Late Antiquity and Early Modern Malta’, relates to the latest research which helps the reader to be aware of the presence of female monasticism in Hospitaller Malta.