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Record Number:
7769
Author(s)/Creator(s):
Harper , Stephen.
Contributor(s):
Title:
So Euyl to Rewlyn: Madness and Authority in "The Book of Margery Kempe" [analyzes Margery's description of her own postpartum psychosis as well as the mad woman whom Margery cures in Chapter 75; in the latter case Margery views the madness positively as a source of increased spiritual insight and by healing this holy woman Margery demonstrates her own sanctity].
Source:
Neuphilologische Mitteilungen 98, 1 ( 1997): Pages 53 - 61.
Description:
Article Type:
Journal Article
Subject
(See Also)
:
Authority
Healers and Healing
Kempe, Margery, Mystic- Book of Margery Kempe
Mental Illness
Mystics
Women in Literature
Women in Religion
Award Note:
Geographic Area:
British Isles
Century:
15
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Abstract:
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Author's Affiliation:
University of Glasgow
Conference Info:
- , -
Year of Publication:
1997.
Language:
English
ISSN/ISBN:
00283754