Introduction / Liz Herbert McAvoy -- Anchorites in German-speaking regions / Gabriela Signori -- Anchorites in the Italian tradition / M. Sensi -- Anchorites in the Spanish tradition / G. Cavero Domínguez -- Anchoritism in medieval France / P. L'Hermite-Leclercq -- Anchoritism : the English tradition / Mari Hughes-Edwards -- Anchorites in late medieval Ireland / Colmán Ó Clabaigh OSB -- Anchorites in medieval Scotland / Anna McHugh -- Anchorites and medieval Wales / Liz Herbert McAvoy
Summary
An examination of the growth and different varieties of anchoritism throughout medieval Europe