| Description |
1 online resource (x, 233 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-228) and index. |
| Contents |
The power of the martyrs -- The struggle between evil and good -- Resurrecting the flesh -- Magic and the warrior martyr -- Dreams and visions -- Misplaced anger: the growth of anti-semitism -- How martyrs became mothers and mothersbecame martyrs -- The blood of sacrifice -- Controlling the martyrs -- Revolutionary martyrs: good versus evil again -- Controlling the message: accounts of Vincent the Martyr -- "You shall not kill [yourself]": prohibiting suicide. |
| Summary |
Annotation "In The Blood of Martyrs, historian Joyce E. Salisbury chronicles the horrific displays of martyrdom during the first three centuries of the Christian era, describing the role of martyrdom in the early Church and its continuing influence on today's ideas." "For the Roman rulers, the elaborately staged dismembering of the bodies of a growing religious minority was one of several futile efforts to preserve the authority of a dying state. For pagan spectators, the fearless Christians and their mysterious beliefs exerted an attraction akin to the voyeurism that draws millions to today's reality television shows. For the Christians themselves, the martyrs' sacrifice connected elements of ancient religion - blood offerings, miracles, and folk rituals - with the metaphysical language of their new faith." "Exploring a disturbing intersection of faith and murder, The Blood of Martyrs shows how this torture led people to see the world as a struggle of good against evil, a view that haunts our cultural memory to this day, shaping our ideas of sacrifice, suicide, magic, violence, and resurrection."--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Martyrdom -- Christianity -- History of doctrines -- Early church, ca. 30-600.
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Christian martyrs.
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Christian martyrs. |
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Persecution -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600.
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Rome -- Politics and government -- 30 B.C.-476 A.D.
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| Chronological Term |
30 B.C.-600 A.D. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Salisbury, Joyce E. Blood of martyrs. New York : Routledge, 2004 0415941296 (DLC) 2003022835 (OCoLC)53315150 |
| ISBN |
0203493729 (electronic book) |
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9780203493724 (electronic book) |
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9786610164363 |
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6610164363 |
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0415941296 (Cloth) |
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