Anchoritic Traditions of Medieval Europe

An examination of the growth and different varieties of anchoritism throughout medieval Europe.

List of contents

Introduction - Liz Herbert McAvoy
Anchorites in the Low Countries - Anneke B. Mulder-Bakker
Anchorites in German-speaking regions - Gabriela Signori
Anchorites in the Italian tradition - M. Sensi
Anchorites in the Spanish tradition - G. Cavero Domínguez
Anchoritism in medieval France - P. L'Hermite-Leclercq
Anchoritism: the English Tradition - Mari Hughes-Edwards
Anchorites in late medieval Ireland - Colmán Ó Clabaigh
Anchorites in medieval Scotland - Anna McHugh
Anchorites and medieval Wales - Liz Herbert McAvoy

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Liz Herbert McAvoy

Summary

An examination of the growth and different varieties of anchoritism throughout medieval Europe.

Product details

• Authors: G. Cavero Domingue, Liz Herbert McAvoy, Anna Mchugh, Anneke B. Mulder-Bakker, Colman O Clabaigh
• Assisted by: Liz Herbert McAvoy (Editor)
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2019
• EAN: 9781783273805
• ISBN: 978-1-78327-380-5
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 235 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 398 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Mittelalter, Christentum, Religionsgeschichte, Grossbritannien, Vereinigtes Königreich, Großbritannien, Christi Geburt bis 1500 nach Chr., Geschichte der Religion, Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte, Religiöse Institutionen und Organisationen, britisch, Britannien, Brite, RELIGION / Institutions & Organizations, Weltreligionen / Christentum, Europa / Geschichte, Kulturgeschichte, Großbritannien / Geschichte, Politik, Gesellschaft, Recht, Englische Bücher / Geschichte, Kulturgeschichte, Zeitgeschichte, HISTORY / Medieval, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain