Salisbury, Joyce E. <br/><br/>
The blood of martyrs  unintended consequences of ancient violence /  [electronic resource] : 
Joyce E. Salisbury. 
 - New York :  Routledge,  2004. 
 - x, 233 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-228) and index. 
<br/><br/>The power of the martyrs -- The struggle between evil and good -- Resurrecting the flesh -- Magic and the warrior martyr -- Dreams and visions -- Misplaced anger: the growth of anti-semitism -- How martyrs became mothers and mothersbecame martyrs -- The blood of sacrifice -- Controlling the martyrs -- Revolutionary martyrs: good versus evil again -- Controlling the message: accounts of Vincent the Martyr -- "You shall not kill [yourself]": prohibiting suicide. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Boulder, Colo. : <br/>NetLibrary, <br/>2005. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to NetLibrary affiliated libraries. <br/>"This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2005." 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0203493729 (electronic bk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Martyrdom--Christianity--History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600.<br/>Christian martyrs.<br/>Persecution--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Rome--Politics and government--30 B.C.-476 A.D.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BR1604.23  / .S25 2004eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>272