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Hermits and anchorites in England, 1200–1550
About this book
This source book offers a comprehensive treatment of solitary religious lives in England in the late Middle Ages. It covers both enclosed recluses (anchorites) and free-wandering hermits, and explores the relationship between them. Although there has been a recent surge of interest in the solitary vocations, especially anchorites, this has focused almost exclusively on a small number of examples. The field is in need of reinvigoration, and this book provides it. Featuring translated extracts from a wide range of Latin, Middle English and Old French sources, as well as a scholarly introduction and commentary from one of the foremost experts in the field, Hermits and anchorites in England is an invaluable resource for students and lecturers alike.
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INDEX
The index includes names of all hermits and anchorites, and their patrons, and those places associated directly with them. Hermits are designated by (H) after their name, anchorites by (A). Solitaries identified in the sources only by their first name are listed under their place of residence, with cross-references. Saints (e.g. Godric, Wulfric) are indexed under their first names, as is Julian of Norwich (following common usage). Place-names are further identified by their historical counties. Where the same subject appears in two or more successive sources this can produce overlapping index entries (thus, for example, wills 46, 60–1, 61–3, etc.). The index was compiled with the assistance of Katie Ashcroft-Jones.
Abberley (Worcs.) 148
Aelred of Rievaulx 10–11, 44, 51–2, 65, 68, 69–72, 72–3, 77n.31, 102–3, 134, 150–1
Aldington (Kent) 175
Aline (A) see Wigan
Ancaster (Lincs.) 202
Anchoress (film, 1993) 92
Ancrene Wisse 11, 42, 44, 65–6, 67, 68, 90, 94
Andrew, Alice, vowess 134, 147
Andrew, Henry (H) 134, 147
ap Carewet, Ieuan ap ...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- I: Becoming an anchorite
- II: A cell of one’s own
- III: A day in the anchoritic life
- IV: For the whole term of this life
- V: Scenes of eremitical life
- VI: Rules and regulation
- VII: Renegades, charismatics and charlatans
- VIII: Dissolution
- Bibliography
- Index