Medieval Anchoritisms: Gender, Space and the Solitary Life

by Liz Herbert McAvoy

Originating in the deserts of northern Africa in the early years of Christianity, anchoritism, or the enclosed solitary life, gradually metamorphosed into a permanent characteristic of European religiosity; from the twelfth century onwards, and throughout the middle ages, it was embraced with increasing enthusiasm, by devoted laywomen in particular.
This book investigates the wider cultural importance of medieval anchoritism within the different...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843842777
• ISBN13: 9781843842774
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Length: 211 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.3"