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The complexity of conversion : intersectional perspectives on religious change in antiquity and beyond / edited by Val�erie Nicolet and Marianne Bjelland Kartzow.

Van Pelt Library BL639 .C65 2021
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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Nicolet, Valérie, editor.
Kartzow, Marianne Bjelland, 1971- editor.
Series:
Studies in ancient religion and culture
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Conversion--Comparative studies.
Conversion.
Religions--Relations.
Religions.
Relations.
Interfaith relations.
Genre:
Comparative studies.
Physical Description:
vi, 265 pages ; 25 cm.
Place of Publication:
Sheffield, South Yorkshire ; Bristol, CT : Equinox Publishing Ltd, 2021.
Summary:
"The book addresses the complexity of conversion, using a range of cases, texts and theories, and initiates a dialogue between ancient sources and present concepts or practices. Close readings of ancient texts play a central role in the project. Yet, the book also considers how sacred texts and their receptions have influenced the way we generally think about conversion as religious change"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: 1. What Is So Complex about "Conversion"? / Valerie Nicolet
2. Shedding Religious Skin: An Intersectional Analysis of the Claim That Male Circumcision Limits Religious Freedom / Karin B. Neutel
3. Complex Interactions: Conversion and Interreligious Dialogue in the Norwegian Context / Anne Hege Grung
4. Conversion in Mystery Religions? Theory Meets Mysteries and Conversion / Gerhard van den Heever
5. "Leap, ye lame, for joy": The Dynamics of Disability in Conversion / Anna Rebecca Solevag
6. Reading a Complex Identity in Conversion: Interpretations of the Ethiopian Eunuch / Minna Heimola
7. Creating a New Sex: Women Bodies in Conversion / Valerie Nicolet
8. Conversion in/to the Wilderness: The Case of the Egyptian Slave Girl Hagar in Early Christian and Jewish Texts / Marianne Bjelland Kartzow
9. The Complexity of Aseneth's Transformation / Kirsten Marie Hartvigsen
10. Leaving the Traditions of the Fathers: Perspectives on Conversion from a Christianity That Did Not Survive / Kristine Toft Rosland
11. Spatial Conversion and Christian Identity in Late Antiquity / Anna Lampadaridi
12. Concluding Remarks / Valerie Nicolet.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Other Format:
Online version: The complexity of conversion
ISBN:
9781781795729
178179572X
9781781795736
1781795738
OCLC:
1154101567
Publisher Number:
99989444533

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