Talk:Margery Kempe
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My recollection of reading about Margery Kempe (sorry, I don't have time to do the homework and find the citations) is that she was regarded as a fraud and a buffoon by many of her contemporaries. She was thought to be the type of bogus mystic excoriated by the author of "The Cloud of Unknowing". These views should be emphasized in her entry. Why is there so much about her in Wiki and so little about Julian of Norwich, who was the genuine article? Xxanthippe 07:10, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
I think it is very narrow minded to attempt to pit Margery Kempe against Julian of Norich. Although it is true to say that many believed Margery to be a fraud in her own time it must also be noted that we are aware of this because Margery chose to discuss it in her book. If you are unsatisfied with the entry on Julian of Norich then I suggest you improve it yourself. Lisa.padden 12:07, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
