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Record Number: 7155 Author(s)/Creator(s): Visconsi , Elliott. Contributor(s): Title: She Represents the Person of Our Lord: The Performance of Mysticism in the "Vita" of Elisabeth of Spalbeek and "The Book of Margery Kempe" [this essay describes "how medieval women produced a mysticism beyond extant gender representations, a performative mysticism firmly grounded in the disorderliness of the female flesh as it enacts the 'imitatio Christi,' predicated on an educable audience, and finally to result in a subjectivity of self-annihilation" (Page 79)]. Source: Comitatus 28, ( 1997): Pages 76 - 89. Description: Article Type: Journal Article Subject (See Also): Body Devotional Practices Elisabeth van Spalbeek, Mystic Gender Jesus Christ- Imitation of Jesus Christ- Passion Kempe, Margery, Mystic- Book of Margery Kempe Mystics Performance Women in Religion Award Note: Geographic Area: British Isles;Low Countries Century: 15 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: University of California, Los Angeles Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 1997. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 00696412

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