The archaeological history of hermitages and eremitic communities in Medieval Britain and beyond : in search of solitude /: in search of solitude. (2023)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Simon Roffey.
• Authors: Roffey, Simon
• Contents: PART I; 1. Introduction; 2. Early Hermits and Hermitages in India: an overview; 3. Early Hermits and Hermitages in China, Japan and Tibet: an overview; 4. The Desert Hermitage in Early Christianity; PART II; 5. Hermits and Hermitages in the Post-Roman and Early Medieval West: an overview; 6. Hermits and Hermitages in Early Medieval Ireland; 7. The Hermits and Hermitages of Early Medieval Britain; 8. Hermits and Hermitages in Early Medieval England; PART III; 9. The Religious Context of the Medieval Hermitage; 10. Hermitages and Hermits in Late Medieval England; 11. Institutional Hermits; 12. The ‘Afterlife’ of the Medieval Hermitage; 13. Conclusion
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2023
• Extent: 1 online resource (204 pages), illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 255.02; Hermits -- History; Hermitages -- History; Hermits -- Great Britain -- History; Hermitages -- Great Britain -- History; Excavations (Archaeology) -- Great Britain
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780429656378; 9780429658815
• Related ISBNs: 9780367110611
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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