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) |
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.