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Martyrdom and Rome (Paperback, Revised)
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Martyrdom and Rome (Paperback, Revised)
Series: The Wiles Lectures
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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.
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