Abstract
This paper considers and expands the notion of liminality, classically described by Victor and Edith Turner in their research on pilgrimage, as a spiritual practice that offers new interstices of belonging, particularly in the face of the spiritual homelessness experienced by survivors of interpersonal and childhood violence. Liminality creates a sacred space of belonging with fellow-travelers or threshold people - those who reside in the “betwixt and between” and “slip through the network of classifications” in kinship and credal communities. Liminality can be a fruitful space for inhabiting and dwelling in one’s spiritual journey. Julian of Norwich, the medieval English anchorite, serves as an exemplar of the fecundity generated in the contemplative practice of liminality.
Presenters
A. Denise StarkeyProfessor, Theology and Religious Studies, The College of Saint Scholastica, Minnesota, United States
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
Religious Commonalities and Differences
KEYWORDS
Liminality, Julian of Norwich, Dwelling, Belonging, Nomadic
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