The Salvation of the Flesh in Tertullian of Carthage: Dressing for the Resurrection

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.

Author: C. Daniel-Hughes
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 09/20/2011
Pages: 176
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.70w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780230117730

About the Author
CARLY DANIEL-HUGHES Assistant Professor of Religion at Concordia University, Montréal, Canada.