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On Wed, 11 Sep 1996, Deborah Dale wrote: > > Michelle, > > Thanks for the response. I'm looking specifically for info > on what might have happened at these feasts--and also whether > this was a day or evening event. I know Haskins' book, though what I'm > looking for I cannot find here (unless I've read past it). > Also--would appreciate > any references on 'feast-eves'--in 14th century England. > > D. Dale > > On Wed, 11 Sep 1996, Michelle Sauer-Bures wrote: > > > 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 > > > > > Try Ronald Hutton's *The Rise and Fall of Merry England: The Ritual Year, 1400-1700* (OXUP, 1994)--I've not finished it yet, so no guarantees, but it's full of "eve" material you might find helpful. John Parsons %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%