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 1980- (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge New York, NY Port Melbourne Daryaganj, Delhi Singapore 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)
Edition:First published
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Early Judaism / Sympathy
B Early Judaism / Literature / Compassion
B Early Judaism / Sympathy / Early Judaism
Further subjects:B Jewish literature History and criticism
B Jews History 586 B.C.-70 A.D
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
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Summary: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 practice, a virtue, or a precept of the Mosaic law. The requirement to feel for those who suffer sustained the identity of the Jewish minority, both creating continuity with its traditions and emulating dominant discourses. Mirguet's book will be of interest to scholars of early Judaism and Christianity for its sensitivity to the role of feelings and imagination in the shaping of identity. An important contribution to the history of emotions, it explores the role of the emotional imagination within the context of Roman imperialism. It also contributes to understanding how compassion has come to be so highly valued in Western cultures
ISBN:1107146267
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/9781316536520