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Authority and the Female Body in the Writings of Julian of Norwich and Margery Kemp [Repost]

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Authority and the Female Body in the Writings of Julian of Norwich and Margery Kemp [Repost]

Authority and the Female Body in the Writings of Julian of Norwich and Margery Kempe by Liz Herbert McAvoy
English | 6 July 2004 | ISBN: 1843840081 | 286 Pages | PDF | 1 MB

The writings of Julian of Norwich and Margery Kempe show an awareness of traditional and contemporary attitudes towards women, in particular medieval attitudes towards the female body. This study examines the extent to which they make use of such attitudes in their writing, and investigates the importance of the female body as a means of explaining their mystical experiences and the insight gained from them;