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Metamorphosis and Identity (Mit Press),Used
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In Metamorphosis and Identity, awardwinning historian Caroline Walker Bynum explores the Western obsession with the nature of change and personal identity. Focusing on the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, but concerned as well with Antiquity and the twentieth century, Bynum confronts the question of why intellectuals, religious leaders, and ordinary people alike exhibited a precise and persistent desire to understand how the individual both changes and remains the same.Examining shifting conceptions of change itself in the years around 1200, Bynum situates the intense medieval curiosity about radical or substantial change in the context of specific cultural and social developments. Two images of change hybridity and metamorphosis were prominent in imaginative literature, theology, the visual arts, and natural philosophy; these sites of competing and shifting understandings each entailed different anthropological and psychological assumptions. As Bynum demonstrates in the four essays of Metamorphosis and Identity, the fascination with boundary crossing and alterity reveals an effort across different genres to delineate the regularity of nature and to establish a strong sense of personal identity, perduring even beyond the grave.Included as the final chapter of Metamorphosis and Identity is Bynums 1999 NEH Jefferson Lecture, the highest honor given by the U.S. government to a scholar in the humanities.
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- Q: What is the main theme of 'Metamorphosis and Identity'? A: The main theme of 'Metamorphosis and Identity' is the exploration of change and personal identity, particularly in the context of Western thought during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.
- Q: Who is the author of 'Metamorphosis and Identity'? A: 'Metamorphosis and Identity' is authored by Caroline Walker Bynum, an award-winning historian.
- Q: What historical periods does the book cover? A: The book focuses primarily on the twelfth and thirteenth centuries but also addresses Antiquity and the twentieth century.
- Q: How many pages are in 'Metamorphosis and Identity'? A: 'Metamorphosis and Identity' contains 288 pages.
- Q: What is the binding type of this book? A: The book is available in paperback binding.
- Q: When was 'Metamorphosis and Identity' published? A: 'Metamorphosis and Identity' was published on April 10, 2005.
- Q: What condition is the book in? A: The item condition of 'Metamorphosis and Identity' is listed as 'Good'.
- Q: Does the book include any notable lectures? A: Yes, the final chapter of the book includes Bynum’s 1999 NEH Jefferson Lecture, which is a prestigious honor in the humanities.
- Q: What topics are examined in the essays of this book? A: The essays examine the concepts of change, personal identity, and the cultural context of the medieval period, including themes of hybridity and metamorphosis.
- Q: Is 'Metamorphosis and Identity' suitable for academic study? A: Yes, 'Metamorphosis and Identity' is suitable for academic study, particularly in fields such as history, theology, and philosophy.