Margery Kempe and English Mysticism
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the English mystic Margery Kempe (1373-1438) whose extraordinary life is recorded in a book she dictated, "The Book of Margery Kempe." She went on pilgrimage toJerusalem, to Rome and Santiago de Compostela, purchasing indulgences on her way, met with the anchoress Julian of Norwich and is honoured by the Church of England each 9th November. She sometimes doubted the authenticity of her mystical conversations with God, as did the authorities who saw her devotional sobbing, wailing and convulsions as a sign of insanity and dissoluteness. Her Book was lost for centuries, before emerging in a private library in 1934.
The image (above), of an unknown woman, comes from a pew at Margery Kempe's parish church, St Margaret's, Kings Lynn and dates from c1375.
With
Miri Rubin, Katherine Lewis and Antony Bale
Producer: Simon Tillotson.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Melvyn Bragg |
| Interviewed Guest | Miri Rubin |
| Interviewed Guest | Katherine Lewis |
| Interviewed Guest | Antony Bale |
| Producer | Simon Tillotson |
Broadcasts
- Thu 2 Jun 201609:00
- Thu 2 Jun 201621:30
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