Angels and anchoritic culture in late medieval England /
Easterling, Joshua S.,author.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Anchoritic communities -- The arrival of angels -- Charismatic anchorites and the making of truth -- Lay preaching and living saints -- The angel, the confessor, and the anchoress -- The transformation of perfection -- A mirror of clerical authority -- Conclusion.
Literature, Medieval
Women hermits
Angels in literature.
Mysticism in literature.
Angels in literature.
Literature, Medieval.
Mysticism in literature.