Dying to Be Men : : Gender and Language in Early Christian Martyr Texts / / L. Stephanie Cobb.
At once brave and athletic, virtuous and modest, female martyrs in the second and third centuries were depicted as self-possessed gladiators who at the same time exhibited the quintessentially "womanly" qualities of modesty, fertility, and beauty. L. Stephanie Cobb explores the double embo...
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Cobb, L. Stephanie, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Dying to Be Men : Gender and Language in Early Christian Martyr Texts / L. Stephanie Cobb. New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2008] ©2008 1 online resource (224 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Gender, Theory, and Religion Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: Constructing Identity Through Cultural -- 1. What Is a Christian? Constructing a Christian Identity -- 2. Noble Athletes: Gladiatorial, Athletic, and Martial Imagery -- 3. Be a Man: Narrative Tools of Masculinization in Early Christian Martyr Acts -- 4. Putting Women in Their Place: Masculinizing and Feminizing the Female Martyr -- Conclusion: Gender and Language in Early Christian Martyr Texts -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star At once brave and athletic, virtuous and modest, female martyrs in the second and third centuries were depicted as self-possessed gladiators who at the same time exhibited the quintessentially "womanly" qualities of modesty, fertility, and beauty. L. Stephanie Cobb explores the double embodiment of "male" and "female" gender ideals in these figures, connecting them to Greco-Roman virtues and the construction of Christian group identities. Both male and female martyrs conducted their battles in the amphitheater, a masculine environment that enabled the divine combatants to showcase their strength, virility, and volition. These Christian martyr accounts also illustrated masculinity through the language of justice, resistance to persuasion, and-more subtly but most effectively-the juxtaposition of "unmanly" individuals (usually slaves, the old, or the young) with those at the height of male maturity and accomplishment (such as the governor or the proconsul). Imbuing female martyrs with the same strengths as their male counterparts served a vital function in Christian communities. Faced with the possibility of persecution, Christians sought to inspire both men and women to be braver than pagan and Jewish men. Yet within the community itself, traditional gender roles had to be maintained, and despite the call to be manly, Christian women were expected to remain womanly in relation to the men of their faith. Complicating our understanding of the social freedoms enjoyed by early Christian women, Cobb's investigation reveals the dual function of gendered language in martyr texts and its importance in laying claim to social power. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mrz 2022) Church history Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600. Martyrdom Early works to 1800 Christianity. Martyrdom Christianity Early works to 1800. Martyrologies History and criticism. Sex role - Religious aspects - Christianity - History of doctrines - Early church, ca. 30-600. Sex role Religious aspects Christianity History of doctrines Early church, ca. 30-600. HISTORY / Ancient / General. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 9783110442472 print 9780231144988 https://doi.org/10.7312/cobb14498 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780231518208 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780231518208/original |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: Constructing Identity Through Cultural -- 1. What Is a Christian? Constructing a Christian Identity -- 2. Noble Athletes: Gladiatorial, Athletic, and Martial Imagery -- 3. Be a Man: Narrative Tools of Masculinization in Early Christian Martyr Acts -- 4. Putting Women in Their Place: Masculinizing and Feminizing the Female Martyr -- Conclusion: Gender and Language in Early Christian Martyr Texts -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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