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The Jungang Journal of English Language and Literature

ISSN 1598-3293

1 paper in the library · publishing 2011

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The Mystical Body and Feminine Subjectivity in The Book of Margery Kempe

The Jungang Journal of English Language and Literature March 1, 2011

Margery’s The Book of Margery Kempe redefines women’s corporeality through bodily manifestation of a life. While living through the body, Margery shows that her body can be part of her spiritual experience by emphasizing the physical aspects of her mystical experience. Regarding an access to the spiritual and sacred through her bodily experiences and manifestations as a privileged communication...