Mealtime Sanctity: The Devotional and Social Significance of Mealtimes in The Book of Margery Kempe.

This article argues that mealtimes in The Book of Margery Kempe establish Margery's orthodoxy and demonstrate her sanctity. Mealtimes provide Margery with a sufficiently flexible boundary between private and public for her to express her devotion and reach out to people without incriminating herself...

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Published in:	Parergon Vol. 36; no. 1; pp. 61 - 81
Main Author:	Park, Hwanhee
Format:	Article
Published:	Australian & New Zealand Association for Medieval & Early Modern Studies 2019
Subjects:	Book of Margery Kempe, The (Book) Religious orthodoxy Bynum, Caroline Walker Lord's Supper Social dominance
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost