The Complexity of Conversion - Intersectional Perspectives on Religious Change in Antiquity and Beyond - Valérie Nicolet
The Complexity of Aseneth's Transformation
The Complexity of Conversion - Intersectional Perspectives on Religious Change in Antiquity and Beyond - Valérie Nicolet
Kirsten Marie Hartvigsen [+]
University of Oslo
Since 2016, Kirsten Marie Hartvigsen is senior lecturer at the Department of Teacher Education and School Research (University of Oslo) where she teaches Religious Education. In her research, she has focused on the Gospel of Mark and the novel Joseph and Aseneth. At present, she is working on how the Bible is taught in Norwegian public schools. She has published two monographs that highlight interdisciplinary approaches, Prepare the Way of the Lord: Towards a Cognitive Poetic Analysis of Audience Involvement with Characters and Events in the Markan World and Aseneth’s Transformation.
Description
In the ancient novel Joseph and Aseneth, the female Egyptian protagonist undergoes a profound transformation to be able to marry Joseph, the Hebrew patriarch. Aseneth separates herself from her Egyptian traditions and cult and becomes Hebrew. Hartvigsen explores Aseneth’s transformation using insights from theories on conversion and intersectionality.