Martyrdom and Rome (Wiles Lectures Given at the Queen's University of Belfast) (Hardback)
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Short Description for Martyrdom and Rome A concise examination of the historical context of the earliest Christian martyrs in the Roman empire.
Full description- Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Published: 06 April 1995
- Format: Hardback 120 pages
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- Categories: European History | Ancient History: To C 500 CE | Classical History / Classical Civilisation | History Of Religion | Christianity
- ISBN 13: 9780521465397 ISBN 10: 0521465397
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Full description for Martyrdom and Rome
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.
