Hi, your official 400th subscriber here--
I'm posting this in response to D. Dale's request for info on Mary
Magdalen (Feast day July 22, I believe). Her cult reached a peak of
popularity between the 13th and 15th centuries, and her vita was a
"bestseller." In some cases, severe penances were meted out to people who
worked on her feast day.
I suggest that one of the books you consult be Susan Haskins' <Mary
Magdalen: Myth and Metaphor> Harper Collins 1993. I utilized this great
book for a conference paper (in part on MM) that I gave last year at the
ACMRS.
Hope this helps.
Michelle
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