Hermits and Anchorites in England, 12001550

This book provides an unprecedented range of sources for the solitary life in late-medieval England, including many that have never before been published, alongside a scholarly introduction and commentary by one of the foremost experts in the field.

List of contents

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 regulations
VII Renegades, charismatics and charlatans
VIII Dissolution
Index

About the author

E. A. Jones is Associate Professor in English Medieval Literature and Culture at the University of Exeter

Summary

This book provides an unprecedented range of sources for the solitary life in late-medieval England, including many that have never before been published, alongside a scholarly introduction and commentary by one of the foremost experts in the field. -- .

Product details

• Authors: E. A. Jones
• Assisted by: E A Jones (Editor), E. A. Jones (Editor), Eddie Jones (Editor), E A Jones (Translation)
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2019
• EAN: 9781526127211
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-2721-1
• No. of pages: 232
• Series: Manchester Medieval Sources; Manchester Medieval Sources Mu; Manchester Medieval Sources; Manchester Medieval Sources Mu
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity