Licence, Tom.

Hermits and recluses in English society, 950-1200 [electronic resource] / Tom Licence. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011. - 1 online resource.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Tom Licence sets out to discover why hermits and recluses rose to prominence in the central Middle Ages, in the context of European monasticism and trends in spirituality.

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Hermits--History--England--To 1500.
Recluses--History--England--To 1500.
Hermits--Social conditions.--England
Recluses--Social conditions.--England
Hermits--Social life and customs.--England
Recluses--Social life and customs.--England
Christian life--History--England--Middle Ages, 600-1500.


England--Religious life and customs.

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