Anchoritic Spirituality: Ancrene Wisse And Associated Works
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| Editors | Nicholas Watson |
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| ID | 2191113 |
About Anchoritic Spirituality: Ancrene Wisse And Associated Works
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. . . .