Religion and the self in antiquity

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Religion and the self in antiquity

edited by David Brakke, Michael L. Satlow, Steven Weitzman

Indiana University Press, c2005

  • : cloth
  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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  • Shifting selves in late antiquity / Patricia Cox Miller
  • The search for the elusive self in texts of the Hebrew Bible / Saul M. Olyan
  • Paul and slave self / J. Albert Harrill
  • Prayer of the queen : Esther's religious self in the Septuagint / Esther Menn
  • Giving for a return : Jewish votive offerings in late antiquity / Michael L. Satlow
  • The self in Artemidorus' interpretation of dreams / Peter T. Struck
  • Sensory reform in Deuteronomy / Steven Weitzman
  • Locating the sensing body : perception and religious identity in late antiquity / Susan Ashbrook Harvey
  • Dialogue and deliberation : the sensory self in the hymns of Romanos the Melodist / Georgia Frank
  • From master of wisdom to spiritual master in late antiquity / Guy G. Stroumsa
  • The beastly body in rabbinic self-formation / Jonathan Schofer
  • Making public the monastic life : reading the self in Evagrius Ponticus' talking back / David Brakke
  • The student self in late antiquity / Edward Watts

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: pbk ISBN 9780253217967

Description

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

Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Part I. Seeking Religious Selves 1. Shifting Selves in Late Antiquity Patricia Cox Miller 2. The Search for the Elusive Self in Texts of the Hebrew Bible Saul M. Olyan 3. The Slave Self J. Albert Harrill 4. Prayer of the Queen: Esther's Religious Self in the Septuagint Esther Menn 5. Giving for a Return: Jewish Votive Offerings in Late Antiquity Michael L. Satlow 6. The Self in Artemidorus' Interpretation of Dreams Peter T. Struck Part II. Sensing Religious Selves 7. Sensory Reform in Deuteronomy Steven Weitzman 8. Locating the Sensing Body: Perception and Religious Identity in Late Antiquity Susan Ashbrook Harvey 9. Dialogue and Deliberation: The Sensory Self in the Hymns of Romanos the Melodist Georgia Frank Part III. Teaching Religious Selves 10. From Master of Wisdom to Spiritual Master in Late Antiquity Guy G. Stroumsa 11. The Beastly Body in Rabbinic Self-Formation Jonathan Schofer 12. Making Public the Monastic Life: Reading the Self in Evagrius Ponticus' Talking Back David Brakke 13. The Student Self in Late Antiquity Edward Watts Contributors Index
Volume

: cloth ISBN 9780253346490

Description

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. David Brakke is Professor of Religious Studies and Adjunct Professor of History at Indiana University. He is the author of Athanasius and Asceticism and co-editor of Reading in Christian Communities: Essays on Interpretation in the Early Church. He serves as co-editor of the Journal of Early Christian Studies. Michael Satlow is an Associate Professor in the Program in Judaic Studies and the Department of Religious Studies at Brown University, and specializes in the study of early Judaism. He has written extensively on issues of Jewish marriage and sexuality in antiquity, the Dead Sea scrolls, and Jewish history and theology. Steven Weitzman is the Irving M. Glazer Chair in Jewish Studies and Director of the Robert A. and Sandra S. Borns Jewish Studies Program at Indiana University. He is the author of Song and Story in Biblical Narrative, Surviving Sacrilege: Cultural Persistence in Jewish Antiquity (forthcoming from Harvard University Press in 2005), and has written articles published in the Journal of Religion, the Journal of the American Oriental Society, the Harvard Theological Review, and the Journal of Biblical Literature. He is also Associate Director of the Tel Beth Shemesh excavations.

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