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The Mutilating God

The Mutilating God Authorship and Authority in the Narrative of Conversion

Hardback (31 Jan 1994)

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Publisher's Synopsis

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.

Book information

ISBN: 9780870238918
Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
Imprint: University of Massachusetts Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 809.93592
DEWEY edition: 20
Language: English
Number of pages: 224
Weight: 476g
Height: 230mm
Width: 165mm
Spine width: 19mm