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An embodied reading of the Shepherd of Hermas : the Book of Visions and its role in moral formation
- Title
- An embodied reading of the Shepherd of Hermas : the Book of Visions and its role in moral formation / Angela Kim Harkins.
- Author
- Harkins, Angela Kim, 1973-
- Publication
- Sheffield, South Yorkshire ; Bristol, CT : Equinox Publishing, 2023.
- ©2023
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Details
- Description
- x, 227 pages; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "This book uses cognitive literary theory, specifically the approach known as enactive reading, to investigate why a work that was exceedingly popular among elite readers in antiquity has failed to receive the same reception by modern scholars. The study focuses on the first section of The Shepherd known as the Book of Visions, which narrates Hermas's visionary experiences in first-person voice"--
- Series Statement
- Studies in ancient religion and culture series
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Early works.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Introduction : "Seeing the Shepherd of Hermas with new eyes" -- "The popularity of the Shepherd in the ancient world" -- "Taking a look at Hermas" -- "Sticky thoughts that make presence from absence" -- "Experiencing the journey" -- "Immersion in the narrative world of apocalyptic visions."
- Call Number
- JFE 23-2913
- ISBN
- 9781800503274
- 180050327X
- 9781800503281
- 1800503288
- 9781800503298 (canceled/invalid)
- 9781800503618 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2022058393
- OCLC
- 1370486149
- Author
- Harkins, Angela Kim, 1973- author.
- Title
- An embodied reading of the Shepherd of Hermas : the Book of Visions and its role in moral formation / Angela Kim Harkins.
- Publisher
- Sheffield, South Yorkshire ; Bristol, CT : Equinox Publishing, 2023.
- Copyright Date
- ©2023
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Studies in ancient religion and culture series
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Form:
- Online version: Harkins, Angela Kim. Embodied reading of the shepherd of hermas Bristol : Equinox Publishing Ltd, 2023 9781800503298 (DLC) 2022058394
- Research Call Number
- JFE 23-2913