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

"Imbuing female martyrs with the same strengths as their male counterparts served a vital function in Christian communities. Faced with the possibility of persecution, Christians sought to inspire both men and women to be braver than pagan and Jewish men. Yet within the community itself, tradit...

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1. Verfasser: Cobb, L. Stephanie (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York Columbia Univ. Press 2008
Schriftenreihe:Gender, theory, and religion
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Zusammenfassung:"Imbuing female martyrs with the same strengths as their male counterparts served a vital function in Christian communities. Faced with the possibility of persecution, Christians sought to inspire both men and women to be braver than pagan and Jewish men. Yet within the community itself, traditional gender roles had to be maintained, and despite the call to be manly, Christian women were expected to remain womanly in relation to the men of their faith. Complicating our understanding of the social freedoms enjoyed by early Christian women, Cobb's investigation reveals the dual function of gendered language in martyr texts and its importance in laying claim to social power."--BOOK JACKET.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index
Beschreibung:XIII, 208 S
ISBN:9780231144988

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