Monasticism and religious orders

Topic sh85086717 · BX2400-BX4563, BX385-BX388, BX580-BX583 · id.loc.gov

Scope Notes

Here are entered works on groups of Christians who live together under religious vows. Works on groups of Christians who live together without vows are entered under [Societies living in common without vows.] Works on groups of Christians who live and/or work together to achieve common spiritual and social objectives are entered under [Christian communities.]

Used for

Monachism
Monastic orders
Monasticism and religious orders for men
Monasticism and religious orders of men
Orders, Monastic
Orders, Religious
Religious orders

Examples

Notes under [Christian communities; Societies living in common without vows]

Editorial Notes

names of individual orders

Broader Terms (2)

Brotherhoods
Christian communities

Related Terms (4)

Brothers (Religious)
Friars
Monks
Superiors, Religious

Hierarchy

Broader groupings:

Narrower Terms (25)

Anglican monasticism and religious orders
Assyrian Church of the East monasticism and religious orders
Basilians
Beghards
Child oblates
Church of the East monasticism and religious orders
Clerks regular
Confraternities
Contemplative orders
Coptic monasticism and religious orders
Culdees
Doctrinarians
Lutheran monasticism and religious orders
Maronite monasticism and religious orders
Military religious orders
Monastic and religious life
Novitiate
Orthodox Eastern monasticism and religious orders
Postulancy
Profession (in religious orders, congregations, etc.)
Protestant monasticism and religious orders
Syrian Orthodox monasticism and religious orders
Taoist monasticism and religious orders
Third orders
Vocation (in religious orders, congregations, etc.)