Medieval Anchoritisms: Gender, Space and the Solitary Life

by Liz Herbert McAvoy

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An examination of the importance of anchoritism to social, cultural and religious life in the middle ages.

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 the middle ages, it was embraced with increasing enthusiasm, by devoted laywomen...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1843842777

ISBN13:9781843842774

Release Date:August 2011

Publisher:Boydell & Brewer

Length:211 Pages

Weight:1.30 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.1" x 9.3"

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