Reading Medieval Anchoritism Ideology and Spiritual Practices |
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| Author:
| Hughes-Edwards, Mari |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7083-2504-9 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2012 |
| Publisher: | Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru / University of Wales Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $31.95 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.