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This paper discusses sex and sensuality in "The Book of Margery Kempe" by Margery Kempe. The paper describes how Kempe used her five senses to portray her spiritual faith, and by doing so, permits the reader to understand the transcendent quality of her relationship - a woman's relationship - with God. The paper also describes the imagery that Kempe uses and how she expressed her faith.

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"Kempe created an alternative path for other women to follow. Instead of being the subservient wife and mother, she proved that a woman could be strong, outspoken, and independent. Although few people of the medieval world thought it was socially acceptable for women to take on nontraditional roles, Kempe's autobiographical text was only one of the many ways she strayed from the conventional path. By describing her faith as a sensual experience, Kempe created a new way, for women in particular, to reach not just enlightenment but empowerment through worshipping God. If Margery Kempe were alive today, she would be considered eccentric but because of her creativity, the book would probably still be a bestseller."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Kempe, Margery. "From The Book of Margery Kempe." The Norton Anthology of Literature By Women. 2nd ed. Sandra Gilbert and Susan Gubar. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1996.
• Kempe,Margery. The Book of Margery Kempe. Jan. 27, 2000. http://athena.english.vt.edu/~jmooney/wwmats/margery.htm

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