The salvation of the flesh in Tertullian of Carthage: dressing for the resurrection
Daniel-Hughes, Carly
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Examines Tertullian of Carthage's (160-220 C.E.) writings on dress within Roman vestimentary culture. It employs a socio-historical approach, together withinsights from performance theory and feminist rhetorical analysis, to situateTertullian's comments in the broader context of the Roman Empire. CARLY DANIEL-HUGHES Assistant Professor of Religion at Concordia University, Montréal, Canada. INDICE: Bodily Displays of Modesty: Or, How to Power Dress in the Roman World - The Clothing that Maketh the Christian Man: Tertullian's On the Pallium - Why is She the 'Devil's Gateway'?: Debating Adornment in Christian Carthage - Shaming the Virgins' Flesh: Tertullian's On the Veiling of Virgins
- ISBN: 978-0-230-11773-0
- Editorial: Palgrave MacM
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 192
- Fecha Publicación: 20/09/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés