Perpetua : athlete of God /
Gold, Barbara K., 1945-
Perpetua : athlete of God / Barbara K. Gold. - 1 online resource. - Women in antiquity . - Oxford scholarship online. Women in antiquity. .
Online access provided by Oxford scholarship online. Previously issued in print: 2018.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This work is an overview of the Christian martyr Perpetua's life and the cultural, religious, political, literary, social, and physical contexts in which she lived. It does not attempt to be a full biography of Perpetua because we do not have enough information about her. It discusses the narrative work in Latin, the Passio Sanctarum Perpetuae et Felicitatis, composed by her and by her editor while she was awaiting execution, and its authenticity.
Specialized.
9780190905316 (ebook) : No price
Perpetua, Saint, -203.
Christian women saints--Biography.
Christian women martyrs--Biography.
BR1720.P42 / G65 2018
272.1092
Perpetua : athlete of God / Barbara K. Gold. - 1 online resource. - Women in antiquity . - Oxford scholarship online. Women in antiquity. .
Online access provided by Oxford scholarship online. Previously issued in print: 2018.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This work is an overview of the Christian martyr Perpetua's life and the cultural, religious, political, literary, social, and physical contexts in which she lived. It does not attempt to be a full biography of Perpetua because we do not have enough information about her. It discusses the narrative work in Latin, the Passio Sanctarum Perpetuae et Felicitatis, composed by her and by her editor while she was awaiting execution, and its authenticity.
Specialized.
9780190905316 (ebook) : No price
Perpetua, Saint, -203.
Christian women saints--Biography.
Christian women martyrs--Biography.
BR1720.P42 / G65 2018
272.1092