{"product_id":"christianity-and-the-contest-for-manhood-in-late-antiquity-the-cappadocian-fathers-and-the-rhetoric-of-masculinity-paperback-softback-9781009088305","title":"Christianity and the Contest for Manhood in Late Antiquity; The Cappadocian Fathers and the Rhetoric of Masculinity (Paperback \/ softback) 9781009088305","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eChristianity and the Contest for Manhood in Late Antiquity\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Cappadocian Fathers and the Rhetoric of Masculinity\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExplores gender and identity in fourth-century Cappadocia, where bishops used a rhetoric of contest to align with classical Greek masculinity.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eNathan D. Howard (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009088305, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 5 September 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e358 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15 x 2.1 cm, 0.55 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'I commend Howard's comprehensive treatment of the subject matter and thoughtful engagement with primary sources and contemporary scholarship alike …  Notably, Howard approaches an uncomfortable topic (i.e., a clear historical preference for 'masculine' gender stereotypes) sensitively and assertively. I would highly recommend this book to any student or specialist in religious, classical, or gender studies.' Anna Kvale, Presbyterion\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn this book, Nathan Howard explores gender and identity formation in fourth-century Cappadocia, where pro-Nicene bishops used a rhetoric of contest that aligned with conventions of classical Greek masculinity. Howard demonstrates that epistolary exhibitions served as 'a locus for' asserting manhood in the fourth century. These performances illustrate how a culture of orality that had defined manhood among civic elites was reframed as a contest whereby one accrued status through merits of composition. Howard shows how the Cappadocians' rhetoric also reordered the body and materiality as components of a maleness over which they moderated. He interrogates fourth-century theological conflict as part of a rhetorical battle over claims to manhood that supported the Cappadocians' theology and cast doubt on non-Trinitarian rivals, whom they cast as effeminate and disingenuous. Investigating accounts of pro-Nicene protagonists overcoming struggles, Howard establishes that tropes based on classical standards of gender contributed to the formation of Trinitarian orthodoxy.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. The sweat of eloquence: epistolary Agōn and second sophistic origins\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Agōn of friendship: sensory rhetoric, aesthetics, and gift exchange\u003cbr\u003e 3. Personification of sacred Aretē\u003cbr\u003e 4. Agōn and theological authority: hagiography and polemics of identity.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Gender studies: men [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Gender studies: men\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Gender%20studies:%20men%20%5BJFSJ2%5D%22\"\u003eJFSJ2\u003c\/a\u003e], Christian theology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Christian theology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Christian%20theology%20%5BHRCM%5D%22\"\u003eHRCM\u003c\/a\u003e], Church history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Church history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Church%20history%20%5BHRCC2%5D%22\"\u003eHRCC2\u003c\/a\u003e], Classical history \/ classical civilisation [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Classical history \/ classical civilisation\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Classical%20history%20\/%20classical%20civilisation%20%5BHBLA1%5D%22\"\u003eHBLA1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52474971128088,"sku":"9781009088305","price":24.28,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009088305i.jpg?v=1785802226","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/christianity-and-the-contest-for-manhood-in-late-antiquity-the-cappadocian-fathers-and-the-rhetoric-of-masculinity-paperback-softback-9781009088305","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}