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Hermits and recluses in English society, 950-1200
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Title
Hermits and recluses in English society, 950-1200 / Tom Licence.
ISBN
9780199592364 (hbk.)
0199592365 (hbk.)
Published
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Physical Description
x, 240 p. ; 24 cm.
Variant and related titles
Title on book jacket: Hermits & recluses in English society, 950-1200
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 31, 2012
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-230) and index.
Contents
The Anglo-Saxon and European background. The Anglo-Saxon inheritance, 650-950 ; The wider European context, 950-1100
The rise of the hermit in England. The eremitic ideal, c.950-c.1050 ; Ascetics and hermits, c.1050-c.1080 ; Hermits and their admirers, c.1080-c.1120
The rise of the recluse. Recluses in the German Empire ; The rise of the recluse in England
How anchorites made a living. Anchorites and their patrons ; Pioneers in the wilderness ; Living in a cell
Eradicating sin, in theory. Model 1 : exile as a satisfactory penance ; Model 2 : exile as the preliminary phase of purgation ; Model 3 : anachoresis as the imitatio Christi ; Modelling reclusion ; Models outside the monasteries
Eradicating sin, in practice. Escaping the world ; Purifying the mind and overcoming the flesh ; Warning with demons ; Forbearance in the vocation
How anchorites helped others. Inspiring repentance ; Intercession ; Clients and confraternities ; Mediating God's power
How anchorites became saints.
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