A Mother’s Martyrdom: Elite Christian Motherhood and the Martyrdom of Domnina

This article examines the Martyrdom of Domnina as recorded by John Chrysostom and Eusebius of Caesarea in order to show how early Christian ideas of mothering and motherhood for upper-class women were constructed through rhetorical examples. It is interested in how the martyr tale created new notion...

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Main Author: Nelson, Brooke (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Indiana University Press 2016
In: Journal of feminist studies in religion
Year: 2016, Volume: 32, Issue: 2, Pages: 11-26
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