An early history of compassion: emotion and imagination in Hellenistic Judaism

In this book, Françoise Mirguet traces the appropriation and reinterpretation of pity by Greek-speaking Jewish communities of Late Antiquity. Pity and compassion, in this corpus, comprised a hybrid of Hebrew, Greek, and Roman constructions; depending on the texts, they were a spontaneous feeling, a...

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Main Author: Mirguet, Françoise (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2017.
In:Year: 2017
Reviews:[Rezension von: Françoise Mirguet, An early history of compassion. Emotion and imagination in hellenistic Judaism] (2019) (Glass, R. Gillian)
[Rezension von: Mirguet, Françoise, 1980-, An early history of compassion] (2019) (Spencer, Franklin Scott)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Early Judaism / Sympathy / Early Judaism
Further subjects:B Judaism ; History ; Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D
B Jewish literature ; History and criticism
B Jewish literature History and criticism
B Jews History 586 B.C.-70 A.D
B Judaism History Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D
B Compassion
B Judaism History, Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D.
B Jews ; History ; 586 B.C.-70 A.D
B Jews History, 586 B.C.-70 A.D.
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Electronic
Print version: 9781107146266