Vincent L. Wimbush Reihenfolge der Bücher (Chronologisch)

Focusing on the concept of hyper-signification, the book explores how racialization and racism have shaped modern identities, particularly through the lens of Black flesh as a foundational marker of difference. It examines the mimetic translations of various modern subjectivities, revealing how these processes contribute to a broader understanding of race and identity in contemporary society.

In presenting a selection of twenty-eight texts in translation with introductory essays, Vincent L. Wimbush and his co-authors have produced the first book on asceticism that does full justice to the varieties of ascetic behavior in the Greco-Roman world. The texts, representative of different religious cults, philosophical schools, and geographical locations, are organized by literary genre into five parts that give a fascinating overview of the ascetic tradition.