The Ancient Limits of Modern Religion: Perpetua, Augustine and the Construction of the Secular

The martyr Perpetua's declaration, “I am a Christian”, is a point of departure for the invention of religion in the familiar sense of beliefs and practices chosen, rather than as the ritual and piety characteristic of, and universal in, ancient Mediterranean societies. By implication this means...

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Main Author: McGowan, Andrew Brian 1961- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publ. 2010
In: Pacifica
Year: 2010, Volume: 23, Issue: 3, Pages: 267-280
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