Hermits and the New Monasticism
by Henrietta Leyser · 1984
A serious academic study of the shaping of the eremitical tradition in the Dark Ages, and the changes that came to it in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, with the growth of monastic communities. This book was originally written as an academic B. Litt. thesis the author completed in the early 1960’s.
HistoryMonasticism and religious ordersHermitsEremitic lifeMonachisme et ordres religieux chrétiensEinsiedlerMönchtumMiddle AgesKloosterwezenKluizenaarsMonasticism and religious orders, europeMonasticism and religious orders, middle ages, 600-1500