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- Title
Mealtime Sanctity: The Devotional and Social Significance of Mealtimes in The Book of Margery Kempe.
- Authors
Park, Hwanhee
- Abstract
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 as a heretic. Medieval mealtimes, symbolizing community and hierarchy, enable Margery to express her sanctity and be accepted by respected figures. As a result, mealtimes allow Margery's ministry to succeed at a time of religious dissent.
- Subjects
BOOK of Margery Kempe, The (Book); RELIGIOUS orthodoxy; BYNUM, Caroline Walker; LORD'S Supper; SOCIAL dominance
- Publication
Parergon, 2019, Vol 36, Issue 1, p61
- ISSN
0313-6221
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1353/pgn.2019.0002