Martyrdom as Witness in Late Ancient Christian Literature - Elements in Religion in Late Antiquity - Burrus, Virginia (Syracuse University) - Books - Cambridge University Press - 9781009886901 - August 31, 2026
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Martyrdom as Witness in Late Ancient Christian Literature - Elements in Religion in Late Antiquity

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This Element mentions that 'witness' is central to late ancient Christian understandings of martyrdom. Drawing on dual traditions of free speech, and the torture of enslaved witnesses, martyrs testified through their suffering and deaths to their own worthiness, to the tyrannical violence, and to the possibility of another world.

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
To be released August 31, 2026
ISBN13 9781009886901
Publishers Cambridge University Press
Pages 75
Dimensions 150 × 220 × 10 mm   ·   171 g   (Weight (estimated))

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