Perpetua, Cheese, and Martyrdom as Public Liturgy in the Passion of Perpetua and Felicity
In a well-known scene from the Passion of Perpetua and Felicity, Perpetua has a vision in which she is given cheese by a heavenly shepherd. This paper argues that the cheese which Perpetua receives is eucharistic, and that the vision is best understood as a heavenly rite of initiation. Scholarly vie...
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| Language: | English |
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Johns Hopkins Univ. Press
[2020-06-10]
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Journal of early Christian studies
Year: 2020, Volume: 28, Issue: 2, Pages: 175-202 |
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Passio Perpetuae et Felicitatis
/ Vision
/ Shepherd (Motif)
/ Käse (Motif)
/ Eucharist
/ Initiation
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| IxTheo Classification: | KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity KCD Hagiography; saints NBP Sacramentology; sacraments |
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