The Hermit’s Hut: a Study in Asceticism and Architecture by Kazi Khaleed Ashraf is a 2002 dissertation from the University of Pennsylvania. A preview is available on the Web; the dissertation itself can be purchased. The first sentence of the abstract begins: “The ascetic’s dwelling forms a distinctive genre among various meditations on the elemental hut …” The focus is India. URL: http://wwwlib.umi.com/dissertations/preview_all/3043847.
Le Recours aux forêts
The French-language web site Le Recours aux forêts offers articles on the philosophy of forests, the art of making a forest cabin (i.e., hermit hut), about tree houses and wilderness shelters, vagabonding, Thoreau, Ernest Junger and much more. URL: http://www.lerecoursauxforets.org. Thanks to a friend of Hermitary for pointing out this interesting site.
Florida Everglades hermit (continued)
The diary of Florida Everglades hermit Al Seely continues:
Part 9: http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=13326420&BRD=2256&PAG=461&dept_id=457701&rfi=6;
Part 10: http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=13386153&BRD=2256&PAG=461&dept_id=457701&rfi=6;
Part 11: http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=2256&dept_id=457701&newsid=13431339&PAG=461&rfi=9″.
Previous sections are recorded under the September 22, 2004 and October 15, 2004 entries.
Pauline hermits of Bohemia
The settling of hermits in medieval Bohemia, present Czech Republic, is recalled in the name Heuraffl or “forest hut” of the settling Hermits of St. Paul in the fourteenth century municipality of Předn
New Mexico hermit/homeless
Here is a quirky news item about a New Mexico man living in a cave near Los Alamos on public property, evicted by authorities when his wood-stove billowed out too much smoke and revealed his presence. Note solar panels on cave roof. URL: http://www.abqjournal.com/north/250595north_news10-29-04.htm?lrail.
A follow-up article: http://www.abqjournal.com/north/262036north_news11-21-04.htm?tease; added November 22.
Arrested and evicted from another federal site. URL: http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2004-12-27-hermit_x.htm and http://www.abqjournal.com/north/278682north_news12-25-04.htm?tease. Added December 28.