Care of the Self in Early Christian Texts

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

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This book presents the first three Christian centuries through the lens of what Foucault called “the care of the self.” This lens reveals a rich variation among early Christ movements by illuminating their practices 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 “orthodoxy” versus “heresy”/”Gnosticism.”

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2018-08-15
Mått148 x 210 x 13 mm
Vikt306 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieBible and Cultural Studies
Antal sidor213
FörlagSpringer International Publishing AG
ISBN9783319878614

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1. Introduction.- 2. The Importance of the Care of the Self in the History of Early Christ Movements.- 3. Martyrdom Represented as Care of the Self in the Texts of Clement, Ignatius and Polycarp.- 4. Competing Visions of the Care of the Self in the Apocalypse of Peter, the Testimony of Truth, Fragments of Basilides and Valentinus, and the Gospel of Judas.- 5. Complementary Representations of the Care of the Self in the Gospel of Mary and the Martyrdom of Perpetua and Felicity.- 6. The Two Poles of Parrhēsia and Concluding Remarks.