Title: Early Christian dress
Description: Early Christian Dress is the first full-length monograph on the subject of dress in early Christianity. It pays attention to the ways in which dress expressed and shaped Christian identity, the role dress played in Christians' rivalries with pagan neighbours, and especially to the ways in which notions of gender were culled and revised in the process. Although many scholars have argued that gender in late antiquity was a performed and embodied category, few have paid attention to the ways in which dress and physical appearances were implicated in the understanding of femininity and masculinity. This study addresses that gap, revealing the amount of sartorial work necessary to secure stable gender categories in the worlds of early Imperial pagans and late ancient Christians.
Subjects: Sex role, Women in Christianity, Clothing and dress, Christianity, History, Kleidung, Geschlechterrolle, Early church, Frühchristentum, Sex role, religious aspects, Rôle selon le sexe, Aspect religieux, Christianisme, Femmes dans le christianisme, Histoire, HEALTH & FITNESS, Beauty & Grooming, Religious aspects
Time periods: Early church, ca. 30-600