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Religion And the Self in Antiquity

By David Brakke , Michael L Satlow , Steven Weitzman

Book information

Publisher
Indiana University Press
Year
2005
ISBN
0253217962, 9780253217967
Open Library ID
OL9856830M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (2654385 bytes)
Pages
268\281
Topic
History
Time added
2010-10-03 22:52:24

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.

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