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Perpetua's Passion

The Death and Memory of a Young Roman Woman [Hardback]

by Joyce E. Salisbury

    • Author

      Joyce E. Salisbury

    • Book Format

      Hardback

    • Publisher

      Taylor & Francis Ltd

    • Published

      December 1997

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      Perpetua's Passion

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      Product Description

      In 203 A.D. a group of Christians in Carthage, North Africa, were sentenced to the beasts in the arena. One of these, a 22-year-old young mother, wrote a diary while she was imprisoned awaiting execution; later, this diary was completed by an observer who described her death in the arena. This personal narrative is the focus of this study of the conflict that resulted in the martyrdom of Perpetua. It explores the 3rd-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 examined as the author follows Perpetua from her youth in a wealthy Roman household to her imprisonment and death in the arena. He considers the ideas that shaped Perpetua's experience and the memories that appeared in her dreams and text, including metaphysical reflections, Carthaginian ideas of sacrificial suicide, and early Christian praise of prophecy and passion. The book also encompasses other dilemmas such as family, gender roles and motherhood, using the experience of this young martyr to explore these conflicting ideals.

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      • Author

        Joyce E. Salisbury

      • Book Format

        Hardback

      • Publisher

        Taylor & Francis Ltd

      • Published

        December 1997

      • Weight

        450g

      • Page Count

        240

      • Dimensions

        153 x 229 x 15 mm

      • ISBN

        9780415918367

      • ISBN-10

        0415918367

      • Eden Code

        1192015

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      • Author/Creator: Joyce E. Salisbury

      • ISBN: 9780415918367

      • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

      • Release Date: December 1997

      • Weight: 450g

      • Dimensions: 153 x 229 x 15 mm

      • Eden Code: 1192015

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