Metanoia rhetoric, authenticity, and the transformation of the self
"Examines the concept of metanoia as both a rhetorical figure of speech and a critical tool for the analysis of self-reinventions of all kinds, including conversions related to race, sex, religion, and politics"--
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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University Park, Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania State University Press,
[2020]
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| Online Access: | EBSCOhost Перейти в каталог НБ ТГУ |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction : toward an analytic conception of metanoia
- Taking it back : the history of rhetorical metanoia in the classical tradition and beyond
- Crucifying the old man : Christian metanoic testimony and the changing of the heart
- Finding yourself : metanoia, epistrophe, and the ontology of the modern ethos
- Conclusion : afterthoughts; past, present, and future selves.