TY - BOOK ID - 29642132 TI - Contextualising early christian martyrdom AU - Engberg, Jakob AU - Eriksen, Vera AU - Petersen, Anders Klostergaard PY - 2011 VL - 8 SN - 1862197X SN - 9783631595138 3631595131 PB - Frankfurt am Main ; New York : Peter Lang, DB - UniCat KW - 235.3*7 KW - 235.3*7 Martelaren KW - Martelaren KW - Martyrdom KW - Christian martyrs KW - Martyre KW - Martyrs chrétiens KW - Märtyrer KW - Frühchristentum KW - Märtyrer. KW - Frühchristentum. KW - Martyrs chrétiens KW - Persécutions KW - Persecution KW - History of doctrines KW - History KW - Christianity KW - Christianisme KW - Histoire des doctrines KW - Histoire KW - Church history KW - Death KW - Suffering KW - Martyrs KW - Religious aspects KW - Christian church history KW - anno 1600-1699 KW - anno 1500-1599 KW - Martyrdom - Christianity - History of doctrines - Early church, ca. 30-600 KW - Christian martyrs - History of doctrines - Early church, ca. 30-600 KW - Persecution - History - Early church, ca. 30-600 KW - Christian martyrs - History - Early church, ca. 30-600 UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:29642132 AB - This collection of essays examines Christian martyrdom by locating it in different historical, cultural and social contexts. Chronologically, the book analyses traditions predating the Christian martyr literature and ideology proper, and studies an example of how this ideology was transformed in the post-Constantinian era. Within this chronological span the following contextual themes are discussed : the arena and the values represented by gladiatorial combat and executions ; the reaction of ‘others' to Christian martyrdom and martyr ideology ; how Christians differentiated suicide from martyrdom ; the relationship between Christian apologetic literature and martyr literature ; and the conceptions of gender and sexuality in Jewish and Christian martyr literature in their Greco-Roman setting. ER -