The Care of the Self in Early Chris - E-book

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The Care Of The Self In Early Christian Texts - ENG

Deborah Niederer Saxon

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ISBN:	9783319647500
Formato:	Page Fidelity
Idioma:	Inglés
Editorial:	Springer Nature
Tema:	Religión
Subtema:	Estudios Bíblicos general
Año de publicación:	2017-10-05

This book presents the first three Christian centuries through the lens of what Foucault called â€œthe care of the self.â€? This lens reveals a rich variation among early Christ movements by illuminating theirÂ practicesÂ instead of focusing on what we anachronistically assume to have been their beliefs. A deep analysis of the discourse of martyrdom demonstrates how writers like Clement, Ignatius, and Polycarp represented self-care. Deborah Niederer Saxon brings to light an entire spectrum of alternative views represented in newly-discovered texts from Nag Hammadi and elsewhere. This insightful analysis has implications for feminist scholarship and exposes the false binary of thinking in terms of â€œorthodoxyâ€? versus â€œheresyâ€?/â€?Gnosticism.â€?

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