Jewish women philosophers of first-century Alexandria : Philo's 'Therapeutae' reconsidered /
This text presents a study of the 'Therapeutae', a group of ascetic Jewish philosophers who lived outside Alexandria in the middle of the first century CE. It focuses particularly on issues of history, rhetoric, women, and gender as part of a wider examination of this group.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2006, ©2003.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This text presents a study of the 'Therapeutae', a group of ascetic Jewish philosophers who lived outside Alexandria in the middle of the first century CE. It focuses particularly on issues of history, rhetoric, women, and gender as part of a wider examination of this group. |
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| Item Description: | Originally published: 2003. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 417 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0199259615 9780199259618 9780199291410 0199291411 |