Atkinson, Clarissa W.

Mystic and pilgrims : the book and the world of Margery Kempe / Clarissa W. Atkinson. - Ithaca : Coronell University Press, c1983. - 241 p. : ill.; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references

Contents: A short treatise and a comfortable: The book of Margery Kempe A haircloth in thy heart: pilgrim and mystic She was come of worthy kindred: the Burnham family in King's Lynn Her ghostly mother: church and clergy In the likeness of a man: the tradition of affective piety A maiden in thy soul: female sanctity in the late middle ages Ordained to be a mirror: interpretations of Margery Kempe

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Kempe, Margery, ca 1373--Book of Margery Kempe


Authors, English--Biography--Middle english, 1100-1500
Mysticism--History--England--Middle ages, 600-1500
Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages

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