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Perpetua's Journey: Faith, Gender, & Power in the Roman Empire

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Perpetua's Journey: Faith, Gender, and Power in the Roman Empire - Rea, Jennifer A
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"Perpetua's Journey is a graphic history set in the Roman Empire in 203. Based on a document called the Passio Perpetuae et Felicitatis, Perpetua's Journey narrates one woman's determination to act as a legal advocate on behalf of others at a time when women were forbidden to do so.Through a mix of graphic novel chapters and academic writing, the Passio unfolds, depicting how local officials contend with Christianity's rising popularity in Carthage, as well as Perpetua's open declaration of her Christian faith which clashes ...

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Perpetua's Journey: Faith, Gender, and Power in the Roman Empire 2017, Oxford University Press, USA

ISBN-13: 9780190238711

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