IMC 2014: Sessions

Session 535: Conversion Narratives in Hagiography, I

Tuesday 8 July 2014, 09.00-10.30

Sponsor:	St Andrews Institute of Mediaeval Studies, University of St Andrews
Organisers:	Eilidh Harris, St Andrews Institute of Mediaeval Studies, University of St Andrews Kimberley-Joy Knight, St Andrews Institute of Mediaeval Studies, University of St Andrews
Moderator/Chair:	Kimberley-Joy Knight, St Andrews Institute of Mediaeval Studies, University of St Andrews
Paper 535-a	Conversion, Community, and Hagiography in 12th-Century England (Language: English) Eilidh Harris, St Andrews Institute of Mediaeval Studies, University of St Andrews Index terms: Hagiography, Religious Life
Paper 535-b	Language of the Inner Heart: Mary Magdalene's Contrition and Conceptual Scripture in 15th-Century East Anglia (Language: English) Matthew E. Davis, Digital Library Initiatives, North Carolina State University Index terms: Hagiography, Lay Piety, Religious Life
Paper 535-c	Storytelling and Conversion in La vie de seint Clément (Language: English) Laurie Postlewate, Department of French, Barnard College, Columbia University Index terms: Hagiography, Language and Literature - French or Occitan
Abstract	Conversion experiences described in hagiographies are often rich narratives that convey much more than a binary transition. Although holy men and women may undergo a singular, Damascene moment of conversion, frequently their experience is ongoing, episodic and non-linear. Such processes are symbolically and emotionally charged. These sessions seeks to explore the diversity of conversion narratives and explore the many facets of the conversion process.