EAN: 9783161589904

SELF SELF-FASHIONING AND INDIVIDUALITY IN LATE ...

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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