Complexity of Conversion
Subtitle: Intersectional Perspectives on Religious Change in Antiquity and Beyond
Publisher: Equinox Publishing Limited
Published: 2020
Language: eng
Number of pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9781781795736
Subjects: Religion
Description: "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"--