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Desiring Conversion - Hermas, Thecla, Aseneth (Hardcover, New)
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Desiring Conversion - Hermas, Thecla, Aseneth (Hardcover, New)
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Self-restraint or self-mastery may appear to be the opposite of
erotic desire. But in this nuanced, literary analysis, Diane
Lipsett traces the intriguing interplay of desire and
self-restraint in three ancient tales of conversion: The Shepherd
of Hermas, the Acts of Paul and Thecla, and Joseph and Aseneth.
Lipsett treats "conversion"--marked change in a protagonist's piety
and identity--as in part an effect of story, a function of
narrative textures, coherence, and closure. Her approach is
theoretically versatile, drawing on Foucault, psychoanalytic
theorists, and the ancient literary critic Longinus. Well grounded
in scholarship on Hermas, Thecla, and Aseneth, the closely paced
readings sharpen attention to each story, while advancing
discussions of ancient views of the self; of desire, masculinity,
and virginity; of the cultural codes around marriage and
continence; and of the textual energetics of conversion tales.
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