Monastic Communities in Context: Monasteries, Economy, and Society in Late Antiquity. By Joanna Wegner. The Journal of Juristic Papyrology, Supplement XLI. Louvain and Paris: Peeters, 2021. 356 pp. 115. 00 Hardcover.

Key Points

• The research aims to explore the relationship between monastic communities and their economic and social contexts during late antiquity.
• Historical analysis of monastic texts and artifacts
• Examination of economic activities of monasteries
• Study of societal impacts of monasticism
• Monasteries played a crucial role in local economies during late antiquity.
• They influenced social structures and community interactions.
• Economic practices of monasteries contributed to broader societal changes.