Encountering the Sublime: Early Hermit Lifeways, Visual-Spatial Worlds, and the Global Recluse

Authors

James Brown, University of Arkansas

Keywords

seclusion, hermits

Abstract

This paper will assess the degree to which reclusion in the early period can be labeled a global phenomenon and will examine three key areas, the institutional ambits of reclusion, the visual-spatial world of the eremite, and the enduring cultural canon associated with eremitisms across both geographical and temporal distances. In addition, the author will perform an epistemological and phenomenological exercise in deriving humanistic insight from the experiences of recluses, as gleaned through deep consideration of their environments and cultural products.

Recommended Citation

Brown, James (2016) "Encountering the Sublime: Early Hermit Lifeways, Visual-Spatial Worlds, and the Global Recluse," The Ozark Historical Review: Vol. 45, Article 7.

Available at: https://scholarworks.uark.edu/ohr/vol45/iss1/7