02090nam a22003734a 4500 ocm61273661 OCoLC 20200709055111.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 050816s2004 nyua sb 001 0 eng d N$T N$T 0203493729 (electronic bk.) 105922 (N$T) BR1604.23 .S25 2004eb 272 22 N$TA Salisbury, Joyce E. The blood of martyrs [electronic resource] : unintended consequences of ancient violence / Joyce E. Salisbury. New York : Routledge, 2004. x, 233 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-228) and index. 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. Electronic reproduction. Boulder, Colo. : NetLibrary, 2005. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to NetLibrary affiliated libraries. "This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2005." Martyrdom Christianity History of doctrines Early church, ca. 30-600. Christian martyrs. Persecution History Early church, ca. 30-600. Rome Politics and government 30 B.C.-476 A.D. Electronic books. local NetLibrary, Inc. Original 0415941296 (DLC) 2003022835 (OCoLC)53315150 Bibliographic record display http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=105922 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click for information 02 N$T 48850 48850