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The Care of the Brain in Early Christianity

The Care of the Brain in Early Christianity - Hardcover

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Availability:In StockContributor:Jessica L. WrightPublish date:2022-12-13Pages:310
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of California PressISBN-13:9780520387676ISBN-10:520387678UPC:9780520387676Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:Christianity, Religion & Science, AncientBook Topic:HistorySize:9.10 x 5.90 x 1.00 inchesWeight:1.1905Product ID:SC3W0W3JQB
Cerebral subjectivity--the identification of the individual self with the brain--is a belief that has become firmly entrenched in modern science and popular culture. In The Care of the Brain in Early Christianity, Jessica Wright traces its roots to tensions within early Christianity over the brain's role in self-governance and its inherent vulnerability. Examining how early Christians appropriated medical ideas, Wright tracks how they used these ideas for teaching ascetic practices, developing therapeutics for the soul, and finding a path to salvation. Bringing a medical lens to religious discourse, this text demonstrates that rather than rejecting medical traditions, early Christianity developed by creatively integrating them.
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of California PressISBN-13:9780520387676ISBN-10:520387678UPC:9780520387676Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:Christianity, Religion & Science, AncientBook Topic:HistorySize:9.10 x 5.90 x 1.00 inchesWeight:1.1905Product ID:SC3W0W3JQB
Jessica L. Wright is an independent researcher.
Publisher: University of California Press

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