Revisioning John Chrysostom: new approaches, new perspectives

"In Revisioning John Chrysostom, Chris de Wet and Wendy Mayer harness and promote a new wave of scholarship on the life and works of this famous late-antique (c. 350-407 CE) preacher. New theories from the cognitive and neurosciences, cultural and sleep studies, and history of the emotions, amo...

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Main Authors: De Wet, Chris L. 1982- (Author, Editor), Mayer, Wendy 1960- (Author, Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston Brill [2019]
Series:Critical approaches to early Christianity volume 1
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Online Access:DE-12
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Summary:"In Revisioning John Chrysostom, Chris de Wet and Wendy Mayer harness and promote a new wave of scholarship on the life and works of this famous late-antique (c. 350-407 CE) preacher. New theories from the cognitive and neurosciences, cultural and sleep studies, and history of the emotions, among others, meld with reconsideration of lapsed approaches - his debt to Graeco-Roman paideia, philosophy, and now medicine - resulting in sometimes surprising and challenging conclusions. Together the chapters produce a fresh vision of John Chrysostom that moves beyond the often negative views of the 20th century and open up substantially new vistas for exploration"--
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (XXVIII, 840 Seiten)
ISBN:9789004390041
DOI:10.1163/9789004390041

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