Title: Desiring Conversion
Description: 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.
Subjects: Desire, Josef en Asenath (anoniem), Conversion, Judaism, Acts of Paul and Thecla, Askese, Christianity, Pastor (Hermas), Begeerte, Handelingen van Paulus (apocrief), Joseph and Aseneth, Joseph et Aseneth, Paulusakten, Bekehrung, History, Shepherd (Hermas), Bekering, Begierde, Religious aspects