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024	7		_a10.7312/cobb14498 _2doi
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035			_a(DE-B1597)458759
035			_a(OCoLC)808126253
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050		4	_aBR1609 _b.C64 2008
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084			_aonline - DeGruyter
100	1		_aCobb, L. Stephanie _eautore
245	1	0	_aDying to Be Men : _bGender and Language in Early Christian Martyr Texts / _cL. Stephanie Cobb.
264		1	_aNew York, NY : _bColumbia University Press, _c[2008]
264		4	_c©2008
300			_a1 online resource (224 p.)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
347			_atext file _bPDF _2rda
490	0		_aGender, Theory, and Religion
505	0	0	_tFrontmatter -- _tContents -- _tAcknowledgments -- _tAbbreviations -- _tIntroduction: Constructing Identity Through Cultural -- _t1. What Is a Christian? Constructing a Christian Identity -- _t2. Noble Athletes: Gladiatorial, Athletic, and Martial Imagery -- _t3. Be a Man: Narrative Tools of Masculinization in Early Christian Martyr Acts -- _t4. Putting Women in Their Place: Masculinizing and Feminizing the Female Martyr -- _tConclusion: Gender and Language in Early Christian Martyr Texts -- _tNotes -- _tBibliography -- _tIndex
506	0		_arestricted access _uhttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec _fonline access with authorization _2star
520			_aAt 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.
530			_aIssued also in print.
538			_aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546			_aIn English.
588	0		_aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mrz 2022)
650		0	_aChurch history _yPrimitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
650		0	_aMartyrdom _vEarly works to 1800 _xChristianity.
650		0	_aMartyrdom _xChristianity _vEarly works to 1800.
650		0	_aMartyrologies _xHistory and criticism.
650		0	_aSex role - Religious aspects - Christianity - History of doctrines - Early church, ca. 30-600.
650		0	_aSex role _xReligious aspects _xChristianity _xHistory of doctrines _yEarly church, ca. 30-600.
650		7	_aHISTORY / Ancient / General. _2bisacsh
850			_aIT-RoAPU
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.7312/cobb14498
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780231518208
856	4	2	_3Cover _uhttps://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780231518208/original
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