Reimagining Philo : Philo of Alexandria writing back from the empire / Torrey Seland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Seland, Torrey, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philo, of Alexandria.

Philo.

Physical Description:

xi, 244 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Eugene, Oregon : Cascade Books, an imprint of Wipf and Stock, [2025]

Contents:

Philo and his social world : Reimagining Philo of Alexandria: an introduction

Philo and Roman Alexandria: Reimagining Philo's setting and social world

Philo's writings: reimagining relevant reading strategies

Philo and practical politics: reimagining Philo the politician

Four exemplary cases :Reimagining Philo on the Diaspora, Metropolis, and Apoikia: a case of political mimicry

Reimagining Philo and the mysteries: a case of mimicry and hybridity?

Reimagining Philo on the clubs and associations in Alexandria: a case of cultural criticism seen from a postcolonial perspective

Reimaging Philo's views of magic: a study of cultural criticism as antimagical apologetic.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9798385245048

9798385245031

OCLC:

1541917532

Publisher Number:

90103156743