Description: An examination of the growth and different varieties of anchoritism throughout medieval Europe.
Brief description: LIZ HERBERT MCAVOY FLSW is Professor Emerita of Medieval Literature at Swansea University and Honorary Senior Research Associate at the University of Bristol.
Review Quotes: Several chapters could be set as reading in undergraduate courses, and graduate students and researchers seeking an orientation to the field in general, or an overview of anchoritic practice within a particular geographic region, will find much of value in this collection.-- "PARERGON"