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Author Hughes-Edwards, Mari.

Title Reading medieval anchoritism : ideology and spiritual practices / Mari Hughes-Edwards.

Publication Info. Cardiff : University Of Wales Press, 2012.
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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 190 pages).
Physical Medium polychrome
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Series Religion and culture in the Middle Ages
Religion & culture in the Middle Ages.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Series Editors' Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Introducing the Guides; Anchoritic Enclosure; Anchoritic Solitude and Sociability; Anchoritism and Asceticism; Anchoritism and Contemplative Experience; Conclusion; Notes; Appendix: Guidance Text Overview; Select Bibliography; Index.
Summary 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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Subject Hermits.
Hermits.
Christian literature, Latin (Medieval and modern) -- Translations into English.
Christian literature, Latin (Medieval and modern)
English language -- Middle English, 1100-1500 -- Texts.
Spiritual life -- Christianity.
Spiritual life -- Christianity.
Monastic and religious life.
Monastic and religious life.
Chronological Term 1100 - 1500
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Texts.
Translations.
Other Form: Print version: Hughes-Edwards, Mari. Reading medieval anchoritism. [S.l.] : University Of Wales Press, 2012 0708325041 (OCoLC)773015121
ISBN 9780708325063 (electronic book)
0708325068 (electronic book)
0708325041
9780708325049

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