The Ancient Novel and Early Christian and Jewish Narrative
Fictional Intersections
This innovative collection explores the vital role played by fictional narratives in Christian and Jewish self-fashioning in the early Roman imperial period. Employing a diversity of approaches, including cultural studies, feminist, philological, and narratological, expert scholars from six countrie...
Editor: | Judith Perkins, Richard Pervo, Marilia P. Futre Pinheiro |
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Published: |
Barkhuis,
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2013
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Series: | Ancient Narrative Supplementum |
Volume: | 16 |
Total Pages: | xx, 230 |
ISBN: | 9789491431210 |
Format: | Book |
Topic: | -
Biography
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Background
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Roman World
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Culture
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christian culture - christianism
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Child Work(s): |
Viri mirantur facilius quam imitantur: Passio Perpetuae in the Literature of the Ancient Church |
Status: | Active |
Summary: | This innovative collection explores the vital role played by fictional narratives in Christian and Jewish self-fashioning in the early Roman imperial period. Employing a diversity of approaches, including cultural studies, feminist, philological, and narratological, expert scholars from six countries o ffer twelve essays on Christian fictions or fictionalized texts and one essay on Aseneth. All the papers were originally presented at the Fourth International Conference on the Ancient Novel in Lisbon Portugal in 2008. The papers emphasize historical contextualization and comparative methodologies and will appeal to all those interested in early Christianity, the Ancient novel, Roman imperial history, feminist studies, and canonization processes. |
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