Nemesius of Emesa on Human Nature: A Cosmopolitan Anthropology from Roman Syria

by David Lloyd Dusenbury

Nemesius of Emesa's On Human Nature (De Natura Hominis) is the first Christian anthropology. Written in Greek, circa 390 CE, it was read in half a dozen languages--from Baghdad to Oxford--well into the early modern period. Nemesius' text circulated in two Latin versions in the centuries that saw the rise of European universities, shaping scholastic theories of human nature. During the Renaissance there were numerous print editions helping to inspire...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198856962
• ISBN13: 9780198856962
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: Oxford University Press (UK)
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 9.0"