Reading Medieval Anchoritism: Ideology and Spiritual Practices

by Hughes-Edwards, Mari
ISBN: 9780708325056
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Overview

This interdisciplinary study of medieval English anchoritism from 1080-1450, explodes the myth of the anchorhold as solitary death-cell, reveals it instead as the site of potential intellectual exchange, and demonstrates an anchoritic spirituality in synch with the wider medieval world.
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Author: Hughes-Edwards, Mari
  • ISBN: 9780708325056
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 9.10 x 0.60
  • Number Of Pages: 256
  • Publication Year: 2012
Language: English