Knocking in the Usual Manner: Inquiries, Interrogations, and the Desire for Advice in Anchoritic Culture

This article examines the culture of inquiry as it shaped the lives, communities, and ultimately the reputations of anchorites in the later Middle Ages. It argues that the questions and requests that were presented to anchorites existed within, and were powerfully shaped by, a culture of gossip. Ind...

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Main Author: Easterling, Joshua (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Penn State Univ. Press [2018]
In: Journal of medieval religious cultures
Year: 2018, Volume: 44, Issue: 2, Pages: 148-169
IxTheo Classification:KAE Church history 900-1300; high Middle Ages
KBD Benelux countries
KBG France
KCA Monasticism; religious orders
KCD Hagiography; saints
NBE Anthropology
RG Pastoral care
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