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Desiring Conversion

Hermas, Thecla, Aseneth [Hardback]

by B. Diane Lipsett

Author
B. Diane Lipsett
Book Format
Hardback
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Published
January 2011

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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