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Suffering Self

Pain and Narrative Representation in the Early Christian Era [Hardback]

by Usa) Judith Perkins (st. Joseph College

    • Book Format

      Hardback

    • Publisher

      Taylor & Francis Ltd

    • Published

      July 1995

    • Weight

      491g

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      Suffering Self

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      Product Description

      The Suffering Self is a ground-breaking, interdisciplinary study of the spread of Christianity across the Roman empire. Judith Perkins shows how Christian narrative representation in the early empire worked to create a new kind of human self-understanding - the perception of the self as sufferer. Drawing on feminist and social theory, she addresses the question of why forms of suffering like martyrdom and self-mutilation were so important to early Christians. This study crosses the boundaries between ancient history and the study of early Christianity, seeing Christian representation in the context of the Greco-Roman world. The author draws parallels with suffering heroines in Greek novels and in martyr acts, and examines representations in medical and philosophical texts. This lively and controversial study is important reading for all those interested in ancient society, or in the history of Christianity.

      Specification

      • Book Format

        Hardback

      • Publisher

        Taylor & Francis Ltd

      • Published

        July 1995

      • Weight

        491g

      • Page Count

        264

      • Dimensions

        140 x 216 x 20 mm

      • ISBN

        9780415113632

      • ISBN-10

        0415113636

      • Eden Code

        1191948

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      • ISBN: 9780415113632

      • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

      • Release Date: July 1995

      • Weight: 491g

      • Dimensions: 140 x 216 x 20 mm

      • Eden Code: 1191948

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