Suicide by Gladiator? The Acts of Perpetua and Felicitas in its North African Context

The third-century martyr text that tells the story of Perpetua and her coreligionists as they witnessed to their faith in Carthage—the Passion of Perpetua and Felicitas—is much beloved by modern readers. It purports to be Perpetua's prison diary, and, as such, it is the earliest writing by a Ch...

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Main Author: Cobb, L. Stephanie (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press [2019]
In: Church history
Year: 2019, Volume: 88, Issue: 3, Pages: 597-628
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Passio Perpetuae et Felicitatis / Perpetua, Sancta -203 / Felicitas, Sancta -203 / Carthage / Martyrdom / Gladiator games
IxTheo Classification:KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
KCD Hagiography; saints
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