Reading Bodies: Physiognomy as a Strategy of Persuasion in Early Christian Discourse by Callie Callon (review)

• Autores: Colleen M Conway
• Localización: Journal of early Christian studies: Journal of the North American Patristic Society, ISSN 1067-6341, Nº. 4, 2019, págs. 677-679
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • [...]the fact that authors regularly offered instructions on how to walk, talk, or otherwise manipulate the body to achieve a desired physiognomic outcome, suggests that such traits were not natural as much as learned. According to Callon, presenting their esteemed deity in unflattering physical terms was a unique move on the part of Christian authors. [...]I especially appreciate the way this book confirms and builds on earlier studies showing how early Christian writers were often closely in sync with Greek and Roman writers with respect to conceptions about masculinity.