The Salvation of the Flesh in Tertullian of Carthage [electronic resource] : Dressing for the Resurrection /
Daniel-Hughes, C.author.
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.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Introduction: Dress in Tertullian of Carthage; 1 Bodily Displays of Modesty: Or, How to Power Dress in the Roman World; 2 The Clothing that Maketh the Christian Man: Tertullian's On the Pallium; 3 Why Is She the ""Devil's Gateway""? Debating Adornment in Christian Carthage; 4 Shaming the Virgins' Flesh: A Contest over Veiling; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Tertullian, approximately 160-approximately 230.
Sociology.
Religion—History.
Religion.
Philosophy.
Christianity.
History, Ancient.
Gender Studies.
History of Religion.
Religious Studies, general.
History of Philosophy.
Christianity.
Ancient History.