- 學位論文
汝應識己而後愛人:論《瑪喬芮．坎普之書》中的自我形象
Know Thyself and Thou Shalt Love: Self-image in The Book of Margery Kempe
摘要
評論家咸認為瑪喬芮的奇特行止係由於其不具有自我認識的能力又或者其自我形象並未忠實反映其自我認識。本論文意圖將《瑪喬芮．坎普之書》放在神祕主義傳統中解讀，並以齊克果的論述來檢視瑪喬芮如何檢視自我認識之來源是否妥適，並依據真實自我認識融合相關的自我形象來活出真實的自我。第二章將透過檢視瑪喬芮如何運用辯靈傳統來辨認所獲得的靈啟是否來自上帝以追溯坎普如何獲得自我認識。此外也將探討瑪喬芮的驕傲如何阻礙她獲得自我認識。最後本章將檢視瑪喬芮如何成為夠格的人來檢證自我知識的來源並在遭遇困惑時仍清楚思考。第三章將探討為何瑪喬芮知悉自我認識的來源為神之後，仍無法接受那個自己或成就那真實的自我形象，此章將分析坎普的朝聖旅程如何幫助坎普轉變罪人的自我形象，成為神的愛人，並確立自己的確是為神所愛。此外，這章會以辨靈與神祕新婦的傳統來檢視與神的婚禮前後瑪喬芮身體的感覺如何成為神愛的證據並成為瑪喬芮在各種困境中挺立的支柱。第四章將檢視瑪喬芮如何延伸神愛人的自我形象並透過母親的悲慟來建立屬靈社群。此章中將會運用齊克果的《愛之工》，此書指出由神點燃之愛不能沉潛而必得有外在表現以觸及人群。此一想法正可用以解釋瑪喬芮和神獨一的愛如何轉向成為包容兼緒的愛。結論將點出坎普如何階段性呈現瑪喬芮的靈性旅程來展現她如何獲取正確的自我認識並完整體現因此一認識，開展出的其生命潛力。
並列摘要
Margery’s peculiar life has been considered by critics as a sign of her madness with no solid self-knowledge or a performance/disguise. This thesis rereads The Book of Margery Kempe in the context of the mystical tradition and Kierkegaardian discourse to explore what effort Margery makes to verify the sources of her self-knowledge and live her true self by presenting various self-images built upon her verified self-knowledge. The second chapter aims to trace how Kempe acquires her self-knowledge. Her effort will be studied as an application of the tradition of discretio spirituum, which helps her to verify whether her spiritual visions are from God or the devil. Furthermore, Margery’s pride will be examined as an obstacle to her understanding of herself. Finally, the chapter will explore how Margery can even be qualified to verify the sources of her self-knowledge and still keep a clear head in face of confusing messages about her true self. The third chapter examines why even with the right kind of self-knowledge from God, she may still have difficulty in accepting this self or living out a self-image accordingly. This chapter analyzes how Kempe presents Margery’s pilgrimage and shows that her self-image transforms from a sinner to God’s lover after knowing that God indeed loves her. Margery’s bodily feelings as God’s token of love before and after her wedding with the Godhead (1.35) will again be examined in the traditions of discretio spirituum and bridal mysticism to understand how Margery decides to be God’s lover against adversity. The fourth chapter examines how Kempe extends her self-image as God’s lover and forms a spiritual community though her maternal sorrow. Here Kierkegaard’s Works of Love can help understand this expansion of love as he argues that one’s strong love ignited by God cannot remain dormant but needs to be expressed and reach others. The conclusion presents how Kempe stages Margery’s spiritual journey to show how to acquire self-knowledge and how to embody fully the potential of her self-knowledge.