Since its rediscovery in 1934, "The Book of Margery Kempe" has generally been judged as over-emotional and naive.Naoe Kukita Yoshikawa argues instead that "The Book of Margery Kempe"is acreative experience of memory as spiritual progress.Yoshikawa explores Margery's meditational experience in the context of the visual and verbal iconography andprovides a comprehensive analysis of Margery's meditative experience as it is structured in the book, paying particular attention todevelop a coherent theology of thefive major meditational expreiences that influenceKempe's spiritual progress."""
Since its rediscovery in 1934, "The Book of Margery Kempe" has generally been judged as over-emotional and naive.Naoe Kukita Yoshikawa argues instead ...
"Anchoritism in the Middle Ages" approaches medieval anchoritism from a variety of critical angles. Individually, the essays challenge perceived notions of the very concept of anchoritic rule and guidance, study the interaction between language and linguistic forms in anchoritic texts, address the connection between anchoritism and other forms of solitude, and explore the influence of anchoritic literature on lay devotion. As a whole, the volume, which ranges from the third century to the sixteenth and spans all of Europe, illuminates the richness and fluidity of anchoritic works and shows...
"Anchoritism in the Middle Ages" approaches medieval anchoritism from a variety of critical angles. Individually, the essays challenge perceived notio...
