Perpetua's Passion: The Death and Memory of a Young Roman WomanPerpetua's Passion studies the third-century martyrdom of a young woman and places it in the intellectual and social context of her age. Conflicting ideas of religion, family and gender are explored as Salisbury follows Perpetua from her youth in a wealthy Roman household to her imprisonment and death in the arena. |
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PERPETUA'S PASSION: The Death and Memory of a Young Roman Woman
Revisió d'Usuari - KirkusAn insightful, moving account of the death of an early-third- century Christian martyr, based on her own diary. Vibia Perpetua was the daughter of an old respected Roman family of Carthage and ... Llegeix la ressenya completa
Perpetua's passion: the death and memory of a young Roman woman
Revisió d'Usuari - Not Available - Book VerdictIn her study of the life and death of Perpetua, a third-century Christian martyr, Salisbury (history and humanities, Univ. of Wisconsin, Green Bay) examines the cultlike mentality that drove a 22-year ... Llegeix la ressenya completa
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Perpetua's Passion: The Death and Memory of a Young Roman Woman Joyce E. Salisbury Previsualització limitada - 2013 |
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Informació bibliogràfica
| Títol | Perpetua's Passion: The Death and Memory of a Young Roman Woman |
| Autor | Joyce E. Salisbury |
| Edició | il·lustrada |
| Editor | Psychology Press, 1997 |
| ISBN | 0415918375, 9780415918374 |
| Nre. de pàgines | 228 pàgines |
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