Converting the Story: Toward a Theory of Narrative Conversion in the Muslim Tale of Ǧirǧīs (St. George)

When analyzing literary works that cross religious and cultural boundaries, scholars often reach for the language of appropriation. This framework takes stories as raw materials, to be mined, reshaped, and redeployed as the redactor sees fit. But is a story a wholly passive body? And if not, is the...

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Published in:	Al-Qantara : Revista de Estudios Arabes
Main Author:	R. Brian Siebeking
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2024-12-01
Subjects:	Christian-Muslim relations conversion hagiography Lewis R. Rambo narrative preaching
Online Access:	https://al-qantara.revistas.csic.es/index.php/al-qantara/article/view/709