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Record Number: 13717 Author(s)/Creator(s): Bornstein , Daniel E. Contributor(s): Title: Violenza al corpo di una santa: Fra agiographica e pornografia- A proposito di Douceline di Digne [Mortification of the flesh, including punishment of sexual organs, features prominently in the lives of holy women; Douceline of Digne is an extreme example of the phenomenon, becoming insensible to stimuli when in a trance; she became the presiding spirit of a beguinage in Marseille, and the community preserved her memory and developed her cult; during her lifetime, her body, when insensible, was subjected to tortures to gratify the curiosity of men; this served both as a test of her sanctity and as a kind of counter-pornography, intended to produce revulsion against the flesh; often, however, trial was made by the merely curious, like Charles of Anjou and his entourage]. Source: Quaderni Medievali 39, (giugno 1995): Pages 31 - 46. Description: Article Type: Journal Article Subject (See Also): Beguines Body Charles I of Anjou, King of Naples Douceline of Digne, Mystic and Beguine Hagiography Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France Mystics Pain and Suffering Violence Women in Religion Award Note: Geographic Area: France Century: 13 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 1995. Language: Italian ISSN/ISBN: 03921875

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