| Anchorites, Wombs and Tombs: Intersections of Gender and Enclosure in the Middle Ages Contributor(s): McAvoy, Liz Herbert (Editor), Hughes-Edwards, Mari (Editor) |
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ISBN: 070832200X ISBN-13: 9780708322000 Publisher: University of Wales Press OUR PRICE: $18.81 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2010 Annotation: Until recently, the figure of the medieval anchorite and the underlying ideological concepts that framed her day-to-day existence have escaped detailed examination, despite the anchorite's importance to the study of medieval culture. This collection brings together leading scholars in the field of gender and anchoritic studies in order to examine anchoritic enclosure from a variety of different perspectives. In so doing, "Anchorites, Wombs, and Tombs" offers illuminating conclusions about how the phenomenon of anchoritism was affected by, and in turn, influenced contemporary notions of gender difference. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | History - History | Europe - Medieval |
| Dewey: 271.009 |
| Series: Religion & Culture in the Middle Ages |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.85 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Until recently, the figure of the medieval anchorite and the underlying ideological concepts that framed her day-to-day existence have escaped detailed examination, despite the anchorite's importance to the study of medieval culture. This collection brings together leading scholars in the field of gender and anchoritic studies in order to examine anchoritic enclosure from a variety of different perspectives. In so doing, Anchorites, Wombs, and Tombs offers illuminating conclusions about how the phenomenon of anchoritism was affected by, and in turn, influenced contemporary notions of gender difference. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hughes-Edwards, Mari: - Mari Hughes-Edwards is a senior lecturer in English literature at Edge Hill University. |