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Record Number: 7629 Author(s)/Creator(s): Salih , Sarah. Contributor(s): Title: Staging Conversion: The Digby Saint Plays and "The Book of Margery Kempe" [the author examines the representation of conversion in Margery Kempe's "Book" and in the Digby saint plays of Mary Magdalene and Saint Paul; she argues that conversion is a predominantly masculine topos which affects Margery's and Mary Magdalene's gender identity]. Source: Gender and Holiness: Men, Women, and Saints in Late Medieval Europe.  Edited by Samantha J. E. Riches and Sarah Salih.  Routledge, 2002.  Pages 121 - 134. Description: Article Type: Essay Subject (See Also): Conversion, Religious Digby Plays- Conversion of Saint Paul Digby Plays- Mary Magdalene Gender in Literature Hagiography Kempe, Margery, Mystic- Book of Margery Kempe Literature- Drama Literature- Prose Mary Magdalene, Saint in Literature Mystics Women in Award Note: Geographic Area: British Isles Century: 15 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Author's Affiliation: University of East Anglia Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 2002. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 0415258219

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