Religion and the self in antiquity / edited by David Brakke, Michael L. Satlow, Steven Weitzman.

Other author Brakke, David.
Other author Satlow, Michael L.
Other author Weitzman, Steven, 1965-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBloomington, IN : Indiana University Press,
Descriptionvi, 268 p. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Self--Religious aspects. --History. --To 1500. --Congresses.
Self--Mediterranean Region. --History. --To 1500. --Congresses.

Contents Shifting selves in late antiquity / Patricia Cox Miller -- The search for the elusive self in texts of the Hebrew Bible / Saul M. Olyan -- The 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2005008639
ISBN0253217962 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0253346495 (cloth : alk. paper)

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