Abstract
Abstract Due to highly unstructured, redundant, and ambiguous descriptions of bloody self-flagellations by the writing self, the ›revelations‹ of Elsbeth von Oye present themselves as a challenge for research. Elsbeth’s ›vita‹ however seeks to eliminate those bewildering elements and repositions many textual passages. Considering both texts, this article examines the approaches for narrative transformation as well as the deliberate refusal of making narrative sense. While the reorganization of the material in the ›vita‹ has a strong impact on the creation of a narrative sense, the ›revelations‹ seem to purposely decline narrative patterns to build a concept of holiness, which orientates towards legendary texts.
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