Anchoritic Spirituality

Anchoritic Spirituality
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Publisher : Paulist Press
Total Pages : 516
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ISBN-10 : 0809132575
ISBN-13 : 9780809132577
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Book Synopsis Anchoritic Spirituality by : Anne Savage

Download or read book Anchoritic Spirituality written by Anne Savage and published by Paulist Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sometime in the first quarter of the 13th century a number of works were written for anchoresses, women who lived as religious recluses in cells adjoining churches. The most influential is Ancrene Wisse (A Guide for Anchoresses), which discusses in great detail the daily life of the anchoress, both outer and inner. This work gives a detailed sense of a powerful and multi-faceted spirituality different from that of other mystics.


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