Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 363 g
Hermas, Thecla, Aseneth
Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 363 g
ISBN: 978-0-19-975451-9
Verlag: Oxford University Press
An insightful contribution to literary understandings of the phenomenon of conversion Instead of treating self-mastery in opposition to erotic desire, traces complex interrelations among desire, restraint, and conversion in three ancient Christian/ Jewish narratives
Theoretically versatile, drawing flexibly on views of desire, restraint, gender, and identity from Foucault, psychoanalytic theorists, and the ancient literary critic Longinus
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.
Zielgruppe
Scholars and graduate students of ancient Christianity and Judaism, and of the ancient novel
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Kirchengeschichte Frühes Christentum, Patristik, Christliche Archäologie
- Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien Heilige & Traditionstexte: Torah, Talmud, Mischna, Halacha
- Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften
- Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Geschichte des Judentums Geschichte des Judentums: Biblische & Klassische Periode
- Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Literaturwissenschaft
Weitere Infos & Material
Acknowledgements
1.: Introduction
2.: Scrutinizing Desire: Hermas, Metanoia, and Manliness
3.: Thecla and the Apostle's Lure
4.: Aseneth and the Sublime Turn
5.: Conclusion: The Narrativity of Desire, Restraint, and Conversion
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