Anchoritism in the Middle Ages
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Anchoritism in the Middle Ages

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  1. 256 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Anchoritism in the Middle Ages

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About this book

This volume explores medieval anchoritism (the life of a solitary religious recluse) from a variety of perspectives. The individual essays conceive anchoritism in broadly interpretive categories: challenging perceived notions of the very concept of anchoritic 'rule' and guidance; studying the interaction between language and linguistic forms; addressing the connection between anchoritism and other forms of solitude (particularly in European tales of sanctity); and exploring the influence of anchoritic literature on lay devotion. As a whole, the volume illuminates the richness and fluidity of anchoritic texts and contexts and shows how anchoritism pervaded the spirituality of the Middle Ages, for lay and religious alike. It moves through both space and time, ranging from the third century to the sixteenth, from England to the Continent and back.

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Yes, you can access Anchoritism in the Middle Ages by Catherine Innes-Parker,Naoë Kukita Yoshikawa in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Theology & Religion & European Medieval History. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Series Editors’ Preface
  2. Acknowledgements
  3. List of Illustrations
  4. List of Abbreviations
  5. Notes on Contributors
  6. Introduction
  7. Can There Be Such a Thing as an ‘Anchoritic Rule’?
  8. The Role of the Anchoritic Guidance Writer: Goscelin of St Bertin
  9. Logical Discourse Markers in Julian of Norwich
  10. Heresy and Heterodoxy: The Feminized Trinities of Marguerite Poreteand Julian of Norwich
  11. Hagiography and Idealism: St Dympna of Geel, an Uncanny Saint
  12. Bridal Mysticism and the Politics of the Anchorhold: Dorothy of Montau
  13. Secularization in Ancrene Wisse, Part 1: The ‘Pater noster’, ‘Credo’ and ‘Ave’
  14. Reading and Devotional Practice: The Wooing Group Prayers ofBritish Library, MS Cotton Nero A.xiv
  15. Carmelite Spirituality and the Laity in Late Medieval England
  16. Printing and Reading Walter Hilton in Early Tudor England
  17. Bibliography
  18. Index