Wright, J: The Care of the Brain in Early Christianity - Bog af Jessica L. Wright - Hardback
\Surpassingly well-researched and beautifully written, TheCare of the Brain uncovers surprising new facets of ancient Christian thought. Jessica Wright argues persuasively that the brain--unmentioned in the New Testament--was nevertheless a necessary concept for the development of early Christian culture, especially ascetic practice.\--Ellen Muehlberger, author of Moment of Reckoning: Imagined Death in Late Ancient Christianity \A highly original and impressive piece of work, timely in its topic..
Wright, J: The Care of the Brain in Early Christianity - Jessica L. Wright
\Surpassingly well-researched and beautifully written, TheCare of the Brain uncovers surprising new facets of ancient Christian thought. Jessica Wright argues persuasively that the brain--unmentioned in the New Testament--was nevertheless a necessary concept for the development of early Christian culture, especially ascetic practice.\--Ellen Muehlberger, author of Moment of Reckoning: Imagined Death in Late Ancient Christianity \A highly original and impressive piece of work, timely in its topic..
The Care of the Brain in Early Christianity - Jessica L. Wright - Bog - University of California Press - Booktok.dk
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.