Martyrdom and Memory Early Christian Culture Making
Castelli, Elizabeth A. (1958-...)
Martyrdom and Memory Early Christian Culture Making Elizabeth A. Castelli - U.S.A Columbia University Press 2004 - 335tr. Hardcover 24cm
`Martyrs are produced, Elizabeth Castelli suggests, not by the lived experience of particular historical individuals but by the stories that are later told about them. And the formulaic character of stories about past suffering paradoxically serves specific theological, cultural, or political ends in the present. Martyrdom and Memory explores the central role of persecution in the early development of Christian idea, institutions, and cultural forms and shows how the legacy of Christian martyrdom plays out in today's world.`--Jacket
0231129866
Church history
Martyrs
Martyrdom Christianity
Religion -- Christianity Saints & Sainthood
272.1 / C348-E42
Martyrdom and Memory Early Christian Culture Making Elizabeth A. Castelli - U.S.A Columbia University Press 2004 - 335tr. Hardcover 24cm
`Martyrs are produced, Elizabeth Castelli suggests, not by the lived experience of particular historical individuals but by the stories that are later told about them. And the formulaic character of stories about past suffering paradoxically serves specific theological, cultural, or political ends in the present. Martyrdom and Memory explores the central role of persecution in the early development of Christian idea, institutions, and cultural forms and shows how the legacy of Christian martyrdom plays out in today's world.`--Jacket
0231129866
Church history
Martyrs
Martyrdom Christianity
Religion -- Christianity Saints & Sainthood
272.1 / C348-E42