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Self, Self-Fashioning and Individuality in Late Antiquity - New Perspectives (Hardcover)
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Self, Self-Fashioning and Individuality in Late Antiquity - New Perspectives (Hardcover)
Series: Culture, Religion, and Politics in the Greco-Roman World, 4
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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.
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