Religion and the Self in Antiquity - by David Brakke & Michael L Satlow & Steven Weitzman (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>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.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>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.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>David Brakke is Professor of Religious Studies and Adjunct Professor of History at Indiana University. </p><p>Michael L. Satlow is Associate Professor in the Program in Judaic Studies and the Department of Religious Studies at Brown University.</p><p>Steven Weitzman, the Abraham M. Ellis Professor of Hebrew and Semitic Languages and Literature at the University of Pennsylvania and director of the Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies, is a scholar of the Hebrew Bible and early Judaism whose most recent publications include <i>Solomon: The Lure of Wisdom</i> and a revised edition of <i>The Jews: A History.</i></p>
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