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Language and self-transformation : a study of the Christian conversion narrative /

Social scientists have long been fascinated by the Christian conversion, a form of religious experience that believers say both strengthens their faith and changes their lives. This study looks at the performance of conversion narratives and argues that the performance itself is central to the effic...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stromberg, Peter G.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge [England] ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1993.
Series:Publications of the Society for Psychological Anthropology ; 5.
Subjects:
Conversion > Christianity > Case studies.
Language and languages > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Bekering.
Conversion > Cas, Études de.
Langage et langues > Aspect religieux > Christianisme.
Taalgebruik.
Conversion > Christianity.
Textsorte.
Konversion (Religion)
Christentum.
Christianity > Religious experiences > Conversion
Case studies.
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Table of Contents:
  • Character and intention
  • Boundaries
  • Dreams
  • Miracles
  • Roles
  • Against a theory of volition.