Moral Education for Women in the Pastoral and Pythagorean Letters: Philosophers of the Household
In Moral Education for Women in the Pastoral and Pythagorean Letters: Philosophers of the Household, Annette Bourland Huizenga examines the Greco-Roman moral-philosophical "curriculum" for women by comparing these two pseudepigraphic epistolary collections.
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Leiden
BRILL
2013
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| In: | Year: 2013 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Huizenga, Annette Bourland, Moral education for women in the pastoral and Pythagorean letters] (2015) (Collins, Raymond F., 1935 -)
[Rezension von: Huizenga, Annette Bourland, Moral education for women in the pastoral and Pythagorean letters] (2016) (Batten, Alicia J.) |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series/Journal: | Novum Testamentum, Supplements Ser.
v.147 |
| Further subjects: | B
Bible ; N.T ; Pastoral epistles ; Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Christian women ; Conduct of life B Ancient Philosophy B Electronic books B Women ; Conduct of life |
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 9789004244993 |
| Summary: | In Moral Education for Women in the Pastoral and Pythagorean Letters: Philosophers of the Household, Annette Bourland Huizenga examines the Greco-Roman moral-philosophical "curriculum" for women by comparing these two pseudepigraphic epistolary collections. Intro -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Women and Ancient Philosophy -- Socrates and Plato -- Aristotle -- Xenophon -- Musonius Rufus, Plutarch, and Crates -- Pythagorean Writings -- The Pastoral Letters -- A Curriculum for Female Philosophers -- PART ONE. THE PYTHAGOREAN WOMEN'S LETTERS -- Chapter One. The Pythagorean Letter Collection -- The Codex Tradition -- Papyrus Hauniensis II.13 -- Dating the Letters -- Philosophical Background -- Reading Strategies for Letter Collections -- The Original Audience for the Letter Collection(s) -- Annotated Translations -- Collection MM: Letters of Melissa and Myia -- Collection TH3: Letters of Theano -- Chapter Two. Female Pythagorean Teachers -- Pseudepigraphy and the Pythagorean Women's Letters -- The Pseudonym "Melissa -- The Pseudonym "Myia -- The Pseudonym "Theano -- The Function of Female Pseudonyms in the Pythagorean Letters -- Chapter Three. Teaching Strategies -- The Letter Collection MM: Melissa to Kleareta and Myia to Phyllis -- Rhetorical Analysis of "Melissa to Kleareta," a Paraenetic Letter -- Rhetorical Analysis of "Myia to Phyllis," a Paraenetic Letter -- The Letter Collection TH3: Theano to Euboule, Theano to Nikostrate, and Theano to Kallisto -- Rhetorical Analysis of "Theano to Euboule," a Letter of Censure -- Rhetorical Analysis of "Theano to Nikostrate," a Letter of Censure -- Rhetorical Analysis of "Theano to Kallisto," a Paraenetic Letter -- Chapter Four. Topics for Women -- Subject Matter: Melissa to Kleareta -- Subject Matter: Myia to Phyllis -- Subject Matter: Theano to Euboule -- Subject Matter: Theano to Nikostrate -- Subject Matter: Theano to Kallisto -- Conclusion to Part One: The Good Woman Topos -- The Good Woman" Topos -- PART TWO. THE PASTORAL LETTERS -- Chapter Five. The Pastorals Letter Collection. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (445 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9004245189 |