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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823121403321

Autore

Ellwanger Adam <1978->

Titolo

Metanoia : rhetoric, authenticity, and the transformation of the self / / Adam Ellwanger ; with a foreword by Pat J. Gehrke

Pubbl/distr/stampa

University Park, Pennsylvania : , : The Pennsylvania State University Press, , [2020]

©2020

ISBN

0-271-08680-7

0-271-08678-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Altri autori (Persone)

GehrkePat J

Disciplina

808.001

Soggetti

Rhetoric

Rhetoric - Religious aspects - Christianity

Self

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-197) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

"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"--