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Introduction: Conversion Narratives in the Early Modern World

In: Journal of Early Modern History
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Peter Mazur
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Abigail Shinn University of York UK

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Online Publication Date:
01 Jan 2013
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Abstract

In the early modern world the process of describing a conversion experience was often as important, and problematic, as the conversion itself, and the resulting texts illustrate the extent to which conversion and its effects permeated cultural forms. Charting the discursive nature of conversion narratives, which were frequently translated into foreign languages and crossed international boundaries, this introduction discusses the problems inherent in narrating religious change, considers the current historiography, and outlines the premise for this collection.

Title:
Introduction: Conversion Narratives in the Early Modern World
Article Type:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1163/15700658-12342375
Language:
English
Pages:
427–436
Keywords:
Conversion; propaganda; missions; Reformation; Counter-Reformation
In:
Journal of Early Modern History
In:
Volume 17: Issue 5-6
Publisher:
Brill
E-ISSN:
1570-0658
Print ISSN:
1385-3783
Subjects:
Early Modern History, History, Global History

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