Anchoritism in the Middle Ages
Texts and Traditions
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 anchori…
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Weitere Autoren: Yoshikawa, Naoë Kukita (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-1-78316-039-6
- EAN: 9781783160396
- Produktnummer: 20532823
- Verlag: University of Wales Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 7'284 KB
- Auflage: 1. Auflage
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