Reconstructing late antique psychology: reversion, conversion and introversion of the soul

Rotman, Youval 2016. Reconstructing late antique psychology: reversion, conversion and introversion of the soul. Journal for Late Antique Religion and Culture 10 , pp. 12-37. 10.18573/j.2016.10115

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Abstract

The religious, theological and philosophical discourse in Late Antiquity concerning the human soul, the Greek psuchē, reveals a sophisticated and complex psychological language that was aimed at conceptualizing and articulating the act of conversion. The analysis of Gnostic, Orthodox Christian, and Neoplatonic writings in relation to the psuchē shows the cardinal role that this term played in formulating individual processes of mental transformation. Attributing active agency, mutability and relational aspect to the individual psuchē turned it into a unique conceptual device, necessary to define anew the human condition.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	Published
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BL Religion B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BR Christianity D History General and Old World > DE The Mediterranean Region. The Greco-Roman World
Publisher:	Cardiff University Press
ISSN:	1754-517X
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	13 February 2018
Date of Acceptance:	24 November 2016
Last Modified:	03 May 2023 20:16
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/97046

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