Tom Licence

Hermits and Recluses in English Society, 950-1200

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Produktbeschreibung

Tom Licence discovers why medieval society invested so much in hermits and recluses, and examines how they gained their saintly reputation.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Sydney University Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 531g
• ISBN-13: 9780199592364
• ISBN-10: 0199592365
• Artikelnr.: 31300605

Autorenporträt

Tom Licence took his degrees at Magdalene College, Cambridge, before remaining there as a Research Fellow. He is now a lecturer in medieval history at the University of East Anglia, specializing in Ecclesiastical History.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1: The Anglo-Saxon and European background
2: The rise of the hermit in England
3: The rise of the recluse
4: How anchorites made a living
5: Eradicating sin, in theory
6: Eradicating sin, in practice
7: How anchorites helped others
8: How anchorites became saints
Conclusion