Decline of the ascetic and saintly qualities with civilisation, 130.
Causes of the ascetic movement, ii. [102].
Its rapid extension, [103-105].
Penances attributed to the saints of [pg 375] the desert, [107-109].
Miseries and joys of the hermit life, [113] et seq.
Dislike of the monks to knowledge, [115].
Their hallucinations, [116].
Relations of female devotees with the anchorites, [120].
Ways in which the ascetic life affected both the ideal type and realised condition of morals, [122], et seq.
Extreme animosity of the ascetics to everything pagan, [136], [137].