Torture, Truth, and the Witnessing Body: Reading Christian Martyrdom with Page duBois


Taking its departure from Page duBois’ monograph Torture and Truth, this essay points toward a gap in the history conveyed by duBois, yet hinted at by the painting reproduced on the book’s cover – Nicolas Poussin’s “Martyrdom of Saint Erasmus” (1629). DuBois relates classical Greek juridical practic...

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Subtitles:Redrawing the Boundaries
Main Author: Burrus, Virginia 1959- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2017
In: Biblical interpretation
Year: 2017, Volume: 25, Issue: 1, Pages: 5-18
RelBib Classification:KAA Church history
KCD Hagiography; saints
NBE Anthropology
TB Antiquity
Further subjects:B Page duBois
 Antonio Gallonio
 Nicolas Poussin
 martyrdom
 slavery
 torture

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