The Book of Hermits: A History of Hermits from Antiquity to the Present
Hermits have thrived in every major historical era, geography, culture, and society - from antiquity to the present, East and West, in deserts, forests, and mountains, depicted in art, literature, and lore.What are their motives? Religious, spiritual, philosophical? Ethical, aesthetic, psychological? From a love of wilderness to a desire for the anonymity of life as a hermit in the city. From an inkling about the universe to a desire for radical simplicity. The historical hermits have reflected all of these. As Kahlil Gibran put it, A hermit renounces the world of fragments to enjoy the world wholly, without interruption. Hermits want, as Tho…
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- ISBN: 978-1-73686-650-4
- EAN: 9781736866504
- Produktnummer: 37242780
- Verlag: Lightning Source Inc
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
- Seitenangabe: 374 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D2.2 cm 606 g
- Gewicht: 606
Über den Autor
Robert Rodriguez spent forty years as a librarian in university, college and public libraries. He is the founder of the Hermitary website (hermitary.com) and editor since its 2002 inception.
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