Suffering self, the: pain and narrative representation in the early christian era
Auteur :
Perkins, Judith
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780415127066
Date de publication :
27 juil. 1995
Dimensions :
21,6 x 13,8 cm
Poids :
332 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Explores how Christian narrative representation in the early Empire worked to create a new kind of human self-understanding - the self as sufferer - and why forms of suffering such as martyrdom and self-mutilation were so important.