Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


  • Record Number: 11234
  • Author(s)/Creator(s): Akel , Catherine S.
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  • Title: Familial Structure in the Religious Relationships and Visionary Experiences of Margery Kempe [argues that Margery, like other female mystics, created her own family of supportive clerics and lay believers ; furthermore familial ties with Jesus and Mary allowed Margery to achieve the kind or reconciliation and love that she had not found in her earthly family].
  • Source: Studia Mystica New Series 16, 1 ( 1995): Pages 116 - 132.
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  • Article Type: Journal Article
  • Subject (See Also): Confessors Family Gender Kempe, Margery, Mystic Mystics Visions Women in Religion
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  • Geographic Area: British Isles
  • Century: 15
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  • Year of Publication: 1995.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN/ISBN: 01617222