The Mutilating God: Authorship and Authority in the Narrative of Conversion - Gerald Peters - Books - University of Massachusetts Press - 9780870238918 - January 31, 1994
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Gerald Peters
The Mutilating God: Authorship and Authority in the Narrative of Conversion

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Presents a genealogy of the uses of conversion narratives in linking individual identity to various forms of social authority. Drawing on theories of Freud and Lacan, Peters traces the evolution of the conversion narrative from primitive initiation rituals to poetic uses in modern literature.

224 pages

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released January 31, 1994
ISBN13 9780870238918
Publishers University of Massachusetts Press
Pages 224
Dimensions 150 × 220 × 20 mm   ·   333 g

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