Self, Self-Fashioning and Individuality in Late Antiquity

New Perspectives

Maren R. Niehoff, Joshua Levinson (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

IX, 558 Seiten

2020
Mohr Siebeck (Verlag)
978-3-16-158990-4 (ISBN)

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This collection of articles places the frequently discussed question of the introvert Self into a new interdisciplinary context: rather than tracing a linear development from social forms of life with an outward orientation to individual introspection, it argues for significant overlaps between interior and exterior dimensions, between the Self and society. A team of internationally renowned experts from different fields examines Pagan, Jewish and Christian voices on an equal basis and explores the complexity of their messages. Philosophical texts are analyzed next to letters, legal sources, Bible interpretation and material evidence. Not only is the experience of individuals examined, but also instructions from authoritative figures in a position to shape constructions of the Self. The book is divided into three parts; namely, "Constructing the Self", a field usually treated by philosophers, "Self-Fashioning", generally associated with literature, and "Self and Individual in Society", commonly the domain of historians. This volume shows the complexity of each category and their overlaps by engaging unexpected sources in each section and interrogating internal as well as external dimensions.

Geboren 1963; Ausbildung an der Hebräischen Universität Jerusalem, der Freien Universität in Berlin, Oxford University and Harvard University; seit 2014 Max Cooper Professor im Dept. für Jüdische Philosophie, Hebräische Universität Jerusalem.

is Professor of Hebrew Literature at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Erscheinungsdatum	18.01.2020
Reihe/Serie	CRPG
Verlagsort	Tübingen
Sprache	englisch
Maße	169 x 243 mm
Gewicht	999 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Christentum
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika
Schlagworte	Introversion - Extroversion • Jewish, Christian and "Pagan" dialogue • Letter writing • Rabbinic Midrash
ISBN-10	3-16-158990-4 / 3161589904
ISBN-13	978-3-16-158990-4 / 9783161589904
Zustand	Neuware