Perpetua's Passion
| Author | : Joyce E. Salisbury |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 231 |
| Release | : 2013-06-17 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781136050862 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1136050868 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (868 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Perpetua's Passion by : Joyce E. Salisbury
Download or read book Perpetua's Passion written by Joyce E. Salisbury and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-06-17 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perpetua's Passion studies the third-century martyrdom of a young woman and places it in the intellectual and social context of her age. Conflicting ideas of religion, family and gender are explored as Salisbury follows Perpetua from her youth in a wealthy Roman household to her imprisonment and death in the arena.