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This research project investigates the phenomenon of urban reclusion among women in medieval Italy, exploring their social roles and religious participation. It aims to create a database of anchoresses and compare the Italian model with other European contexts.
Voluntary reclusion was an ancient form of penitential religious life based on withdrawing into a tight space, either temporarily or forever.
The particular phenomenon of urban reclusion which flourished in the 13th and 14th centuries was a mainly female activity, need not be tied to a religious order, and seems to have been linked to the expansion of cities across Europe.
It is an important indicator of female levels of religious participation and of their social role since these women often ac…
THE UNIVERSITY COURT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS
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