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- Religion and the Self in Antiquity
- Book
- 2005
- Published by: Indiana University Press
summary
Many recent studies have argued that the self is a modern invention, a concept developed in the last three centuries. Religion and the Self in Antiquity challenges that idea by presenting a series of studies that explore the origins, formation, and limits of the self within the religions of the ancient Mediterranean world. Drawing on recent work on the body, gender, sexuality, the anthropology of the senses, and power, contributors make a strong case that the history of the self does indeed begin in antiquity, developing as Western religion itself developed.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- p. vii
- Introduction
- pp. 1-12
- Part I: Seeking Religious Selves
- pp. 13-14
- 1. Shifting Selves in Late Antiquity
- pp. 15-39
- 3. Paul and the Slave Self
- pp. 51-69
- Part II: Sensing Religious Selves
- pp. 121-122
- 7. Sensory Reform in Deuteronomy
- pp. 134123-139
- Part III: Teaching Religious Selves
- pp. 181-182
- 13. The Student Self in Late Antiquity
- pp. 234-252
- Contributors
- pp. 253-254
- Subject Index
- pp. 255-260
- Source Index
- pp. 261-268
Additional Information
ISBN
9780253111715
Related ISBN(s)
9780253346490
MARC Record
OCLC
191936278
Pages
280
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No