Directory of Kempe, Margery Resources

Sites related to Margery Kempe, born around 1373, a married Englishwoman who wrote a flamboyant spiritual autobiography.

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Background to "A Medieval Woman on Pilgrimmage" by Margery Kempe

http://courses.wcupa.edu/jones/his101/web/27kempe.htm
Notes from an introductory course on the history of civilization, taught at West Chester University of Pennsylvania.
Mapping Margery Kempe

http://college.holycross.edu/projects/kempe/
Resources for studying Kempe in her cultural and social context, particularly the material culture of the 15th-century East Anglian parish. Includes the text of her Book, links to contemporary religious figures, medieval iconography.
Margery Kempe, Mystic

http://justus.anglican.org/resources/bio/66.html
Brief profile, courtesy of the Liturgical Commission of the Church of England.
Margery Kempe: 15th-century seeker

http://www.crosswalk.com/508846/
Reflection on Kempe's search for God, by Mary Ann Jeffreys.
Margery Kempe: A Medieval Eccentric

http://scholar76.tripod.com/margery2.htm
Biographical article by Isabelle de Foix. Includes bibliography.
Notes on Reading the Life of Margery Kempe of Lynn

http://www.historicaltextarchive.com/books.php?op=viewbook&bookid=64&cid=50
Lecture notes, from an introductory university course on medieval history, taught by Lynn Harry Nelson.
Women's History Resource Site: Margery Kempe

http://departments.kings.edu/womens_history/margerykempe.html
Brief biography, and annotated bibliography.

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