The Salvation of the Flesh in Tertullian of Carthage Dressing for the Resurrection

Examines Tertullian of Carthage's (160-220 C.E.) writings on dress within Roman vestimentary culture. It employs a socio-historical approach, together with insights from performance theory and feminist rhetorical analysis, to situate Tertullian's comments in the broader context of the Roma...

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Main Author: Daniel-Hughes, Carly
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Palgrave Macmillan US 2011, 2011
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Examines Tertullian of Carthage's (160-220 C.E.) writings on dress within Roman vestimentary culture. It employs a socio-historical approach, together with insights from performance theory and feminist rhetorical analysis, to situate Tertullian's comments in the broader context of the Roman Empire
Physical Description:192 p online resource
ISBN:9780230338074