Listening with the Body, Seeing through the Ears: Contextualizing Philo’s Lecture Event in On the Contemplative Life

This article compares Philo’s portrayal of the lecture event among the Therapeutae with other reading and philosophical communities throughout the high Roman Empire. It shows how learning to listen properly plays an important role in constructing and defending one’s masculinity in certain elite comm...

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Main Author: Larsen, Matthew D. C. 1982- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2016
In: Journal for the study of Judaism
Year: 2016, Volume: 47, Issue: 4/5, Pages: 447-474
Further subjects:B Philo Therapeutae Therapeutrides lecture listening masculinity De Vita Contemplativa Plutarch
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