Martyrdom and Rome

Zusammenfassung 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 (mostly Greek) of the Roman empire. Throughout! new light is shed on the concept of martyrdom! which has been such a powerful form of dissidence down to the present day. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. The making of martyrdom; 2. The written record; 3. The civic role of martyrs; 4. Martyrdom and suicide; Appendixes; Bibliography.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: G. W. Bowersock, G.W. Bowersock
• Editore: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 03.10.2002
• EAN: 9780521530491
• ISBN: 978-0-521-53049-1
• Dimensioni: 140 mm x 216 mm x 7 mm
• Serie: Wiles Lectures Given at the Qu; The Wiles Lectures
• Categorie: Saggistica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Antichità; European History, HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, HISTORY / Ancient / General, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Christianity, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE