Ioca monachorum
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Ioca monachorum
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The ioca (or joca) monachorum, meaning "monks' pastimes" or "monks' jokes", was a genre of short questions and answers for use by Christian monks. These were often on biblical subjects, but could also deal with literary, philosophical or historical matters. Although they could be straightforward, they were often riddles or jokes. They were probably used to stimulate thought and aid memory. The genre originated in the Greek East but spread throughout Christendom. By the sixth century it had reach
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