An examination of the growth and different varieties of anchoritism throughout medieval Europe.

Introduction - Liz Herbert McAvoy
Anchorites in the Low Countries - Anneke B. Mulder-Bakker
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
Anchorites in medieval Scotland - Anna McHugh
Anchorites and medieval Wales - Liz Herbert McAvoy