The Passio Perpetuae in the Labyrinth of Ancient and Modern Literature [Review]

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Kitzler, Petr
The Passio Perpetuae in the Labyrinth of Ancient and Modern Literature [Review].
[COBB, L.S., ed.: The Passion of Perpetua and Felicity in Late Antiquity. Oakland (Ca.): University of California Press, 2021. ISBN 978-0-520-37903-9]. Eirene. Filosofický ústav AV ČR, v. v. i. Roč. 57, 1/2 (2021), s. 394-399. ISSN 0046-1628
Grant CEP: GA ČR(CZ) GA19-02741S
Institucionální podpora: RVO:67985955
Klíčová slova: early Christian literature * martyrdom * hagiography * cult of saints * Passio Perpetuae
Obor OECD: Religious studies
Způsob publikování: Pouze metadata

This review essay is dedicated to the English written collection of all extant textual and material evidence relating to the famous martyr text, the Passio Perpetuae, in late Antiquity. While noting some minor imperfections and suggesting a couple of improvements, the book is assessed in a positive way: by bringing together the later textual evidence of Perpetua in original languages with accompanying English translations, the book supersedes the hitherto best collection of testimonia of the Passio Perpetuae, and since it also features all of the extant versions of the Perpetua martyrdom account itself, the reader can, first-hand, follow the fascinating interpretative path from the pre-text to its later adaptations, reinterpretations and appropriations, to unravel Perpetua’s dynamically changing picture in the cultural memory.
Trvalý link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0328721