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Religious conversion and identity : the semiotic analysis of texts /

"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 turni...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Leone, Massimo, 1975-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Routledge, 2004.
Colección:Routledge studies in religion ; 3.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"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
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiii, 241 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-235) and index.
ISBN:0203161947
9780203161944
9780415306119
0415306116
1134402473
9781134402472
1280074094
9781280074097