| Margery Kempe's Meditations: The Context of Medieval Devotional Literatures, Liturgy and Iconography Contributor(s): Yoshikawa, Naoë Kukita (Author) |
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ISBN: 0708319106 ISBN-13: 9780708319109 Publisher: University of Wales Press OUR PRICE: $55.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: July 2007 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Casting new light on the more theological aspects of "The Book of Margery Kempe" and clarifying many of the areas of liturgy and devotional practices, this study reveals coherent theology embedded in the meditative experience. Anchored in a matrix of church teachings, devotional literature, liturgy, ritual, and iconography--all interacting in a network of associations--the meditations are shown to be relevant to the way she reconstructs the events of her life. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Women Authors - Religion | Christianity - History - Religion | Devotional |
| Dewey: 242 |
| LCCN: 2007386883 |
| Series: Religion and Culture in the Middle Ages |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6.61" W x 8.72" (0.96 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Since its rediscovery in 1934, The Book of Margery Kempe has generally been judged as over-emotional and naïve. Naoë Kukita Yoshikawa argues instead that The Book of Margery Kempe is a creative experience of memory as spiritual progress. Yoshikawa explores Margery's meditational experience in the context of the visual and verbal iconography and provides a comprehensive analysis of Margery's meditative experience as it is structured in the book, paying particular attention to develop a coherent theology of the five major meditational expreiences that influence Kempe's spiritual progress. |
Contributor Bio(s): Yoshikawa, Naoe Kukita: - Naoë Kukita Yoshikawa is professor of English at Shizuoka University in Japan. |