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Author Lipsett, B. Diane (Barbara Diane)

Title Desiring conversion : Hermas, Thecla, Aseneth / B. Diane Lipsett
Published New York : Oxford University Press, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (x, 190 pages)
Contents Scrutinizing desire : Hermas, metanoia, and manliness -- Thecla desiring and desired -- Aseneth and the sublime turn -- Conclusion : the narrativity of desire, restraint, and conversion
Summary 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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Hermas, active 2nd century. Shepherd.
SUBJECT Acts of Paul and Thecla. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84135094
Joseph and Aseneth. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95041915
Acts of Paul and Thecla fast
Joseph and Aseneth fast
Shepherd (Hermas) fast
Subject Conversion -- Christianity -- History
Desire -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History
Conversion -- Judaism -- History
Desire -- Religious aspects -- Judaism -- History
RELIGION -- Biblical Studies.
Desire -- Religious aspects -- Judaism
Conversion -- Christianity
Conversion -- Judaism
Desire -- Religious aspects -- Christianity
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780199826537
0199826536