Medieval Mysticism

___ is some form of contact with the divine or transcendent, often understood in Christian tradition as a union with God. Margery Kempe and Julian of Norwich, among other authors, belonged to this movement.

Choose the author by her description:

Accused by her contemporaries of fraud or heresy, and often ridiculed by later scholars as hysterical or even crazy, she was born in 1373 and died after 1438.

• Margery Kempe

• Julian of Norvich

Choose the author by her description:

When she was 30, she became sick and lay near death. Christ granted her a series of visions, and she recovered miraculously, inspiring others to a belief in divine love and compassion.

• Margery Kempe

• Julian of Norvich

In her Revelations of Divine Love, Julian’s tone is optimistic and inspiring. She says that God is good; God is merciful; all will turn out well in the end.

• True

• False

There are three versions of the text by Julian of Norwich: a “Short Text”, a "Medium Text," and a “Long Text.”

• True

• False

Her book is the earliest autobiography in the English language, at least by a female author.

• Margery Kempe

• Julian of Norvich

Julian of Norwich travelled across England, as well as to Jerusalem, Rome, Spain, and Germany; everywhere she went, her highly emotional religiosity attracted attention.

• True

• False

The Book of Margery Kempe is written in ___ narration.

• first-person

• second-person

• third-person

In her book, Margery Kempe refers to her character as ___.

• this creature

• it

• this soul

• the God's servant

Margery Kempe insisted on physical experiencing of God: she saw visions, heard music, smelled delightful odours, and felt a pleasant warmth.

• True

• False