Anchoritism in the Middle Ages: Texts and Traditions Contributor(s): Innes-Parker, Catherine (Editor), Yoshikawa, Naoë Kukita (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0708326013 ISBN-13: 9780708326015 Publisher: University of Wales Press
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: June 2013 * Out of Print * Click for more in this series: Religion and Culture in the Middle Ages |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Monasticism - History | Europe - Medieval - Religion | Christian Church - History |
Dewey: 255.020 |
Series: Religion and Culture in the Middle Ages |
Physical Information: 202 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Anchoritism in the Middle Ages approaches medieval anchoritism from a variety of critical angles. Individually, the essays challenge perceived notions of the very concept of anchoritic rule and guidance, study the interaction between language and linguistic forms in anchoritic texts, address the connection between anchoritism and other forms of solitude, and explore the influence of anchoritic literature on lay devotion. As a whole, the volume, which ranges from the third century to the sixteenth and spans all of Europe, illuminates the richness and fluidity of anchoritic works and shows how anchoritism pervaded the spirituality of the Middle Ages, for the lay and religious alike. |
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