Perpetua's passions : multidisciplinary approaches to the Passio Perpetuae et Felicitatis /

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Perpetua's Passions is a collection of studies about Perpetua, a young female Christian martyr who was executed in 203 AD. Like her spiritual guide, Saturus, Perpetua left a diary, and a few years after their deaths a fellow Christian collected these writings and supplied them with an introduct...

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Hauptverfasser:
Bremmer, Jan N., Formisano, Marco.
Weitere Verfasser:
Formisano, Marco
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Zusammenfassung:
Perpetua's Passions is a collection of studies about Perpetua, a young female Christian martyr who was executed in 203 AD. Like her spiritual guide, Saturus, Perpetua left a diary, and a few years after their deaths a fellow Christian collected these writings and supplied them with an introduction and epilogue: the so-called Passion of Perpetua. The result is one of the most fascinating and enigmatic works of antiquity, which the present volume examines from awide range of perspectives: literary, narratological, historical, religious, psychological, and philosophical viewpoints follow upon a n
Umfang:
1 online resource (394 p.)
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Description based upon print version of record.
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English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9786613623324
9780191804397
0191804398
9781280593499
1280593490
9780191617836
0191617830
Schlagworte:
Perpetua, > Saint, > d. 203. > Passion of Perpetua.
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