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

by Liz Clarke and Jennifer A. Rea

Book Overview

Examining issues of power, gender, and religion in the ancient world, Perpetua's Journey: Faith, Gender, and Power in the Roman Empire is a graphic history set in Roman Africa in 203 CE that tells the story of the Christian martyr Perpetua.

The Passio Sanctarum Perpetuae et Felicitatis, also known as The Passion of Saints Perpetua and Felicity, is the first extant diary authored by a Christian woman. Vibia Perpetua was a young mother who lived...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190238712
• ISBN13: 9780190238711
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.0" x 9.9"