Perpetua's Journey: Faith, Gender, and Power in the Roman Empire

Examining issues of power, gender, and religion in the ancient world, Perpetua's Journey: Faith, Gender, and Power...
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Author: Jennifer A. Rea
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Perpetua's Journey: Faith, Gender, and Power in the Roman Empire by Rea, Jennifer A.

Perpetua's Journey: Faith, Gender, and Power in the Roman Empire

$113.20

Perpetua's Journey: Faith, Gender, and Power in the Roman Empire

$113.20
Author: Jennifer A. Rea
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Examining issues of power, gender, and religion in the ancient world, Perpetua's Journey: Faith, Gender, and Power in the Roman Empire is a graphic history set in Roman Africa in 203 CE that tells the story of the Christian martyr Perpetua.

The Passio Sanctarum Perpetuae et Felicitatis, also known as The Passion of Saints Perpetua and Felicity, is the first extant diary authored by a Christian woman. Vibia Perpetua was a young mother who lived in Roman Africa and, at the age of twenty-two, chose to publicly proclaim her Christian faith. She died as a result of her actions, though she did not die alone; she was part of a group of Christian martyrs, including several slaves, who were placed in prison and then executed in Carthage during the birthday celebrations of Emperor Septimius Severus's son in 203 CE. Perpetua's diary contains her account of the days leading up to her martyrdom.

Perpetua's Journey occupies a space between the many works designed primarily for specialists and advanced scholars, who already know a great deal about Perpetua and the history of the Roman Empire, and lives of saints that are intended for general readers. Perpetua's Journey is unique because it combines both sequential art and historical and social commentary, and it places Perpetua's diary in the context of life in Roman North Africa in 203 CE.


Author: Jennifer A. Rea
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 07/17/2017
Pages: 232
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 9.90h x 7.00w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780190238711

About the Author

Jennifer A. Rea is Associate Professor of Classics at the University of Florida. Her research interests focus on legendary figures from antiquity and in modern science fiction and fantasy. She is the author of Legendary Rome: Myths, Monuments, and Memory on the Palatine and Capitoline (2008).

Liz Clarke is a professional illustrator based in Cape Town, South Africa.

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