Mystic on a Tilting Stage: Julian of Norwich’s Performance of English Visionary Devotion
Religions December 22, 2023 Elizabeth F. Perry
Julian of Norwich’s performance within her longer Revelations of Divine Love involves layers of authorizing and devotional steps that frame it as a gift for her community. She presents herself not as an author, but as a revelator, in step with John’s acts of unveiling his visions and dialogue with the divine in the Biblical Revelations. Examining Julian’s act of presenting her visions in...