Religious conversion and identity : the semiotic analysis of texts /

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Author / Creator:	Leone, Massimo, 1975-
Imprint:	London ; New York : Routledge, 2004.
Description:	1 online resource (xiii, 241 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Series:	Routledge studies in religion ; 3 Routledge studies in religion ; 3.
Subject:	Conversion -- Christianity -- History. Identification (Religion) -- History. Christian converts -- Biography -- History and criticism. Christian converts -- Biography. Conversion -- Christianity. Identification (Religion) Criticism, interpretation, etc. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12010696

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ISBN:	0203161947 9780203161944 9780415306119 0415306116 1134402473 9781134402472 1280074094 9781280074097 0415306116
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-235) and index. English. Print version record.
Summary:	"The author traces the paradigm of conversion and identity in relation to the spiritual turning points of three protagonists of Christianity: Saint Augustine, whose mainly intellectual conversion is studied through the analysis of the symbol of the fig tree; the Magdalene, whose emotional turning point is approached through a semiotic analysis of both the mirror and the ointment; and Saint Paul, whose 'conversion of actions' is studied through a semiotic investigation of the symbol of the horse. Religious Conversions and Identity focuses mainly on the early-modern epoque, especially in the Catholic area, but also considers the way in which modern authors (such as Saramago, Claudel, Rilke, Proust and Pasolini) adopted previous stories of conversion as models for the representation of the turning points of human life."--Jacket
Other form:	Print version: Leone, Massimo, 1975- Religious conversion and identity. London ; New York : Routledge, 2004 0415306116

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