The crucifix, the pietà, and the female mystic : devotional objects and performative identity in The Book of Margery Kempe
Focusing on <em>The Book of Margery Kempe</em>, this article argues that devotional objects such as the crucifix and the pietà functioned as a model for the performance of religious identity. Reading devotional objects as devotional “events,” using material culture and performance theory...
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Penn State University Press
2015
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