Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Abbreviations xi
5. Introduction: Constructing Identity Through Cultural 1
6. 1. What Is a Christian? Constructing a Christian Identity 18
7. 2. Noble Athletes: Gladiatorial, Athletic, and Martial Imagery 33
8. 3. Be a Man: Narrative Tools of Masculinization in Early Christian Martyr Acts 60
9. 4. Putting Women in Their Place: Masculinizing and Feminizing the Female Martyr 92
10. Conclusion: Gender and Language in Early Christian Martyr Texts 124
11. Notes 129
12. Bibliography 185
13. Index 203