Medieval Anchoritisms: Gender, Space and the Solitary Life |
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| Author:
| McAvoy, Liz Herbert |
| Series title: | Gender in the Middle Ages Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-283-21315-8 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2011 |
| Publisher: | Boydell & Brewer, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $198.00 |
Book Description:
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Originating in the deserts of northern Africa in the early years of Christianity, anchoritism, or the enclosed solitary life, gradually metamorphosed into a permanent characteristic of European religiosity; from the twelfth century onwards, and throughout
Originating in the deserts of northern Africa in the early years of Christianity, anchoritism, or the enclosed solitary life, gradually metamorphosed into a permanent characteristic of European religiosity; from the twelfth century onwards, and throughout