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Martyrdom and Rome

[Paperback]

by G.w. Bowersock

    • Author

      G.w. Bowersock

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      Cambridge University Press

    • Published

      October 2002

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      Martyrdom and Rome

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      Product Description

      This book examines the historical context of the earliest Christian martyrs, and anchors their grisly and often wilful self-sacrifice to the everyday life and outlook of the cities of the Roman empire. Professor Bowersock begins by investigating both the time and the region in which martyrdom, as we know it, came into being. He also offers comparisons of the Graeco-Roman background with the martyrology of Jews and Muslims. A study of official protocols illuminates the bureaucratic institutions of the Roman state as they applied to the first martyrs; and the martyrdoms themselves are seen within the context of urban life (and public spectacle) in the great imperial cities. By considering martyrdom in relation to suicide, the author is also able to demonstrate the peculiarly Roman character of Christian self-sacrifice in relation to other forms of deadly resistance to authority.

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      • Author

        G.w. Bowersock

      • Book Format

        Paperback

      • Publisher

        Cambridge University Press

      • Published

        October 2002

      • Weight

        164g

      • Page Count

        120

      • Dimensions

        140 x 216 x 8 mm

      • ISBN

        9780521530491

      • ISBN-10

        0521530490

      • Eden Code

        1192226

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      • Author/Creator: G.w. Bowersock

      • ISBN: 9780521530491

      • Publisher: Cambridge University Press

      • Release Date: October 2002

      • Weight: 164g

      • Dimensions: 140 x 216 x 8 mm

      • Eden Code: 1192226

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