Roman Imperial Identities in the Early Christian Era (Paperback)

Through the close study of texts, Roman Imperial Identities in the Early Christian Era examines the overlapping emphases and themes of two cosmopolitan and multiethnic cultural identities emerging in the early centuries CE - a trans-empire alliance of the Elite and the "Christians." Exploring the cultural representations of these social identities, Judith Perkins shows that they converge around an array of shared themes: violence, the body, prisons, courts, and time. Locating Christian representations within their historical context and in dialogue with other contemporary representations, it asks why do Christian representations share certain emphases? To what do they respond, and to whom might they appeal? For example, does the increasing Christian emphasis on a fully material human resurrection in the early centuries, respond to the evolution of a harsher and more status based judicial system? Judith Perkins argues that Christians were so successful in suppressing their social identity as inhabitants of the Roman Empire, that historical documents and testimony have been sequestered as "Christian" rather than recognized as evidence for the social dynamics enacted during the period, Her discussion offers a stimulating survey of interest to students of ancient narrative, cultural studies and gender.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Monographs in Classical Studies
Release date:	August 2010
First published:	2009
Authors:	Judith Perkins
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	210
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-59488-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > European archaeology > Classical Greek & Roman archaeology Books > Religion & Spirituality > General
LSN:	0-415-59488-X
Barcode:	9780415594882

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