E. A. Jones - Hermits and Anchorites in England, 1200-1550

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HERMITS AND ANCHORITES IN ENGLAND, 12001550

selected sources translated and annotated

by E.A. Jones

Manchester University Press

Copyright E.A. Jones 2019

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Solitude, or at least some form of significant separation from the rest of society, carries symbolic power often with religious connotations in most, if not all, cultures. But the particular forms that solitariness and withdrawal take vary from culture to culture, and are sensitive to changes in place and time.