Dying to be men gender and language in early Christian martyr texts

Introduction: constructing identity through cultural appropriation -- What is a Christian? Constructing a Christian identity -- Noble athletes: gladiatorial, athletic, and martial imagery in the martyr acts -- Be a man: narrative tools of masculinization in early Christian martyr acts -- Putting wom...

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1. Verfasser:	Cobb, L. Stephanie (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:	eng
Veröffentlicht:	New York, NY u.a. Columbia Univ. Press 2008
Schriftenreihe:	Gender, theory, and religion
Schlagworte:	Martyrologies > History and criticism > Martyrdom > Christianity > Sex role > Religious aspects > Church history > Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 > Frühchristentum > Märtyrer > Märtyrerin > Martyrium > Geschlechtsunterschied > Christliche Existenz > Geschlechterrolle > Geschichte 100-500
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Zusammenfassung:	Introduction: constructing identity through cultural appropriation -- What is a Christian? Constructing a Christian identity -- Noble athletes: gladiatorial, athletic, and martial imagery in the martyr acts -- Be a man: narrative tools of masculinization in early Christian martyr acts -- Putting women in their place: masculinizing and feminizing the female martyr -- Conclusion: gender and language in early Christian martyr texts.
Beschreibung:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [185] - 201) and index
Beschreibung:	XIII, 208 S. 24 cm
ISBN:	0231144989 0-231-14498-9 9780231144988 978-0-231-14498-8