With relation to St Uncumber (or whatever we are to call her) ... There are
(of course) symbolic aspects of gender, permeability of boundaries and so
on. But I wonder also whether there may be a practical explanation for some
of these manifestations. Female saints who practise extreme austerity of
diet will presumably have the same symptoms as anorexics - and these can
include the loss of secondary sexual characteristics and the growth of body
hair.
Maddy
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