This volume investigates the wider cultural importance of medieval anchoritism within the different religious landscapes and climates of the period. Drawing upon a range of contemporary gender and spatial theories, it focuses on the gender dynamics of this remarkable way of life.
An examination of the importance of anchoritism to social, cultural and religious life in the middle ages.
The Book of Margery Kempe set in the context of medieval medical discourse.
The Book of Margery Kempe set in the context of medieval medical discourse.
The Book of Margery Kempe set in the context of medieval medical discourse.
An examination of hagiographical traditions and their impact.
