Reading Medieval Anchoritism

Reading Medieval Anchoritism
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Publisher : University of Wales Press
Total Pages : 206
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ISBN-10 : 9780708325063
ISBN-13 : 0708325068
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Book Synopsis Reading Medieval Anchoritism by : Mari Hughes-Edwards

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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