The answer is "social contract theory".
It is the willful understanding among people by which, as per any of different speculations, as of Hobbes, Locke, or Rousseau, sorted out society is carried into being and contributed with the privilege to anchor shared security and welfare or to direct the relations among its individuals.
They held Political Prisoners.
Christian monks lead a life away from the average society which is based on the spiritual disciplines of obedience, silence, vigils, good works, fasting, chastity, confession and prayer. This pillars of God oriented behavior make them have an inner existence instead of being in touch with the corruptions of the ordinary world.
Answer:
their communities were led by women
