Conversion as a change of religion or as a radical alteration of consciousness has been understood in different ways throughout history. The present volume focuses on the close connection between conversion and identity as described in conversion narratives. It discusses how the change in status and the constitution of a new identity are reflected in various texts of religious self-description from the Middle Ages and the early modern period.

J. Weitbrecht, Universität Kiel;W. Röcke, Humboldt-Universität Berlin;R. von Bernuth, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA.