Medieval Anchorites in Their Communities

Much of the research into medieval anchoritism to date has focused primarily on its liminal and elite status within the socio-religious cultures of its day: the anchorite has long been depicted as both solitary and alone, almost entirely removed from community and living a life of permanent withdrawal and isolation, in effect dead to the world. Considerably less attention has been afforded to the communal sociability that also formed part of the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843844621
• ISBN13: 9781843844624
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"