Reading Medieval Anchoritism

Author	: Mari Hughes-Edwards
Publisher	: University of Wales Press
Total Pages	: 206
Release	: 2012-06-15
ISBN-10	: 9780708325063
ISBN-13	: 0708325068
Rating	: 4/5 (63 Downloads)

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Download or read book Reading Medieval Anchoritism written by Mari Hughes-Edwards and published by University of Wales Press. This book was released on 2012-06-15 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

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