Anne Bancroft
Anne Bancroft (1923-2020) was the Editor of the Buddhist Society's Journal The Middle Way and the author of many books including Religions of the East (1974), The Luminous Vision (1982) , The Buddhist World (1984), Origins of the Sacred (1988), A Spiritual Journey (1991) and Z en: Direct pointing to reality (1995). Her particular strength lay in understanding women's spirituality, which she reflected in two widely translated books: Weavers of Wisdom: Women mystics of the twentieth century ...See more
Anne Bancroft (1923-2020) was the Editor of the Buddhist Society's Journal The Middle Way and the author of many books including Religions of the East (1974), The Luminous Vision (1982) , The Buddhist World (1984), Origins of the Sacred (1988), A Spiritual Journey (1991) and Z en: Direct pointing to reality (1995). Her particular strength lay in understanding women's spirituality, which she reflected in two widely translated books: Weavers of Wisdom: Women mystics of the twentieth century (1989) and Women in search of the sacred (1996). In retirement, Anne became a trustee of the Buddhist centre at Sharpham near Totnes. See less
