Any books on history of monks?

[Potter]

Hello, all:

I’m interested in reading a history of monks and friars, especially in connection with the outside world. For instance, I have found books on the history of nuns as teachers and nurses; I am looking for something comparable about monks. While I find the day-to-day life interesting, I am especially curious about the role monks played in shaping European or American history as teachers, chroniclers, etc.

Are there any such works?

 

[bardegaulois]

Lots of them, particularly considering the monumental role played by monks and friars in forming Western civilization. Here’s just one, Alfred Wesley Wishart’s A Short History of Monks and Monasteries: gutenberg.org/files/13206/13206-h/13206-h.htm.

 

[Potter]

Thanks! I’ve also since found The Cloistered Life on Amazon.

 

[Luigi_Daniele]

Monks and friars aren’t the same