HIST 332 Chapter Notes - Chapter reading: Anchorite, Margery Kempe
Document Summary
Margery kempe has not been taken entirely seriously as a visionary, let alone a candidate for the canonization by the church. The book reveals a woman deeply situated and profoundly out of her time. The book of margery kempe depicts a historical movement of a bold medieval woman and tells us about the status of history itself. Margery was born in east anglia around 1373 and died sometime after 1438. Her father was a notable figure in bishop"s lynn because he had been mayor of the town five times. She was married at 20 to a man of lower status. Margery"s awakening into devout life, the content of her devotion and struggles to follow. She was a controversial figure who was suspected of heresy by some but supported by others. In chapter 60 margery talks about a priest who falls ill and she prays for him and while at mass one day, the lord tells her that he will recover.
