Ancrene Wisse and Vernacular Spirituality in the Middle Ages

by Cate Gunn

Ancrene Wisse and Vernacular Spirituality in the Middle Ages is an introduction to the Ancrene Wisse--an important thirteenth-century guide for recluses who, for religious reasons, withdrew from secularity in order to lead an ascetic and prayer-oriented life. This volume considers the broad religious context in which the Ancrene Wisse was written and broadens that context by addressing issues of readership, drawing comparisons...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0708320341
• ISBN13: 9780708320341
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: University of Wales Press
• Length: 208 Pages