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+There is a longer section on Boskoi in 'Wandering, Begging Monks; Spiritual Authority and the Promotion of Monasticism in Late Antiquity' by Daniel Caner starting on page 50.
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+Writing in Constantinople in the middle of the fifth century, the church historian Sozomen believed the first monks of Syria were those who had 'emulated the monks of Egypt in the practice of philosophy' by scraping a raw existence off the mountains near the Persian frontier.... Wrapped in goatskins or straw mats, boskoi monks pursued a decidedly counter-cultural anachoresis. Hunters were believed to sometimes mistake them for strange animals.... As celebrated in Syrian chant:
+Those who graze on grass and roots instead of delicacies,
+and in place of lofty dwellings, live in caves.
+Like birds they go up to live on rocky ledges,
+Where ever one of them goes,
+he enjoys the herbs he picked in faith,
+he leaves the rest behind and moves on from there,
+because he has heard the saying;
+Do not be anxious about tomorrow.
+</blockquote>