Perpetua's Passion: The Death and Memory of a Young Roman WomanRoutledge, 17 de juny 2013 - 240 pàgines Perpetua'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. |
Continguts
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two Carthage | 33 |
three Christian Community | 59 |
four Prison | 85 |
five The Arena | 119 |
six Aftermath | 149 |
Notes | 181 |
Bibliography | 209 |
Index | 223 |
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Perpetua's Passion: The Death and Memory of a Young Roman Woman Joyce E. Salisbury Previsualització limitada - 2013 |
Perpetua's Passion: The Death and Memory of a Young Roman Woman Joyce E. Salisbury Previsualització no disponible - 1997 |
Perpetua's Passion: The Death and Memory of a Young Roman Woman Joyce E. Salisbury Previsualització no disponible - 1997 |
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