The Passion Narratives of Saints Perpetua, Felicity, and Their Fellow Martyrs

Nancy Enright; Francis J. Hunter

doi:10.5771/9781666957952

Zusammenfassung

The Passion Narratives of Saints Perpetua, Felicity, and Their Fellow Martyrs presents a critical translation of three hagiographical masterpieces of late antiquity and a series of accompanying essays. The translation by Francis J. Hunter includes the two Acta Brevia narratives as companion texts and supplements to the Passio Sanctarum proper. The interdisciplinary essays feature input from scholars in the fields of literature, theology, psychology, and classics, who each illustrate the dynamic and rich nature of the text. Each chapter of the book is written to teach, rather than critique, the text for students or readers who wish to learn about Perpetua and Felicity, early Christianity, or the Roman empire and its relationship with the emergent Christian religion.

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Bibliographische Angaben

Copyrightjahr: 2024
ISBN-Print: 978-1-6669-5794-5
ISBN-Online: 978-1-6669-5795-2
Verlag: Lexington, Lanham
Sprache: Englisch
Seiten: 218
Produkttyp: Sammelband

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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1. Contents Kein Zugriff
Introduction Kein Zugriff Seiten 1 - 4
1. Translations Kein Zugriff
1. Perpetua and the Identity of Women in the Early Church Kein Zugriff
2. Function and Focus Kein Zugriff
3. The Witness of Perpetua and Felicity Kein Zugriff
4. The Medieval “Turn” in the Narrative of Sts. Perpetua and Felicitas Kein Zugriff
5. Civil Disobedience and the Passion of Perpetua and Felicitas Kein Zugriff
6. The Africanity of Saints Perpetua and Felicity Kein Zugriff
7. The Roman Political Reality of Christian Persecution in the Second Century Kein Zugriff
8. Perpetua’s Heroic Resiliency Kein Zugriff
Index Kein Zugriff Seiten 211 - 214
About the Contributors Kein Zugriff Seiten 215 - 218