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An Early History of Compassion
Françoise Mirguet
其他書名
Emotion and Imagination in Hellenistic Judaism
出版Cambridge University Press, 2017-10-12
主題History / Ancient / GeneralHistory / JewishHistory / Social HistoryLiterary Criticism / Ancient & ClassicalPhilosophy / Ethics & Moral PhilosophyPhilosophy / PoliticalReligion / GeneralReligion / Biblical Studies / Old Testament / GeneralReligion / Judaism / GeneralReligion / Judaism / Rituals & PracticeReligion / Judaism / TheologyReligion / PhilosophyReligion / Christianity / GeneralSocial Science / Customs & TraditionsSocial Science / Philanthropy & Charity
ISBN11071462679781107146266
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=5h00DwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋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.