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‘Begotten, Not Made’ - Conceiving Manhood in Late Antiquity (Hardcover)
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‘Begotten, Not Made’ - Conceiving Manhood in Late Antiquity (Hardcover)
Series: Figurae: Reading Medieval Culture
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This book interprets fourth-century theological discourse as an
incident in the history of masculine gender, arguing that Nicene
trinitarian doctrine is a crucial site not only for theological
innovation but also for reimagining and reproducing manhood in the
late Roman period. When the Trinity became for the first time the
"sine qua non" of doctrinal orthodoxy, masculinity was conceived
anew, in terms that heightened the claims of patriarchal authority
while cutting manhood loose from its traditional fleshly and
familial moorings.
In exploring the significance of this late antique movement for the
subsequent history of ideals of manhood in the West, this study
directly engages, combines, and thereby disrupts the divergent
disciplinary perspectives of historical theology, late Roman
cultural history, and French feminist theory. The author brings
contemporary theorist Luce Irigaray into dialogue with the
Patristic corpus to coax out a fresh interpretation of ancient
texts and themes.
The book centers on performative readings of major works by three
prominent fourth-century Fathers--Athanasius of Alexandria, Gregory
of Nyssa, and Ambrose of Milan. Each of these ascetic bishops
played a crucial role in defending Nicene trinitarian doctrine as
the touchstone of orthodox belief; each also modeled a distinctive
style of fourth-century masculine self-fashioning. The concluding
chapter considers the sum of these three figures from an explicitly
feminist theological and theoretical perspective.
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