The Martyr, the Tomb, and the Matron: Constructing the (Masculine) “Past” as a Female Power Base

Lifshitz, Felice

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“…But it is well worth asking the question. Notes 1 Delehaye 1933 ;Herrmann-Mascard 1975 ;Saxer 1980 ;Martin 1990;Markus 1990 : 85-106;Buc 1997 ;Lifshitz 2002 ;Grig 2004. 2 Duval 1982/1: 367-71, no.…”

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Memories of Utopia

Neil¹,

Simic²

2019

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These essays examine how various communities remembered and commemorated their shared past through the lens of utopia and its corollary, dystopia, providing a framework for the reinterpretation of rapidly changing religious, cultural, and political realities of the turbulent period from 300 to 750 CE.The common theme of the chapters is the utopian ideals of religious groups, whether these are inscribed on the body, on the landscape, in texts, or on other cultural objects. The volume is the first to apply this conceptual framework to Late Antiquity, when historically significant conflicts arose between the adherents of four major religious identities: Graeco-Roman 'pagans'; newly dominant Christians; diaspora Jews, who were more or less persecuted, depending on the current regime; and the emerging religion and power of Islam. Late Antiquity was thus a period when dystopian realities competed with memories of a mythical Golden Age, variously conceived according to the religious identity of the group. The contributors come from a range of disciplines, including cultural studies, religious studies, ancient history, and art history, and employ both theoretical and empirical approaches. This volume is unique in the range of evidence it draws upon, both visual and textual, to support the basic argument that utopia in Late Antiquity, whether conceived spiritually, artistically, or politically, was a place of the past but also of the future, even of the afterlife.Memories of Utopia will be of interest to historians, archaeologists, and art historians of the later Roman Empire and those working on religion in Late Antiquity and Byzantium.

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Memories of Utopia

Neil¹,

Simic²

2019

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“…First of course he had to construct the dialectic of oblivion, presenting the martyrs and their memory as almost entirely lost, paving the way for their re-presentation and if necessary invention. 653 The Vetustas,…”

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Between Jerusalem and Babylon

Papadopoulos

2021

The Idea of Rome in Late Antiquity

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This book approaches the manifestation and evolution of the idea of Rome as an expression of Roman patriotism and as an (urban) archetype of utopia in late Roman thought in a period extending from AD 357 to 417. Within this period of about a human lifetime, the concepts of Rome and Romanitas were reshaped and used for various ideological causes. This monograph unfolds through a selection of sources that represent the patterns and diversity of this ideological process. The theme of Rome as a personified and anthropomorphic figure and as an epitomized notion 'applied' on the urban landscape would become part of the identity of the Romans of Rome highlighting a sense of cultural uniqueness in an era when their city’s privileged status was challenged. Towards the end of the chronological limits set in this thesis various versions of Romanitas would emerge indicating new physical and spiritual potentials.

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“…Moreover, she continues, the act of memorializing, commemorating and celebrating martyrs is not at all "natural". Even though a theology of martyrdom was elaborated early on, the fact that a cult also developed as a social practice speaks to a functionality of martyrdom that remains seldom explained (Lifshitz, 2002). Martyrdom is thus instrumental in the construction and strengthening of social identities by providing the faithful with role models.…”

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The Holy Jester: A story of martyrdom in Revolutionary Mexico

López-Menéndez¹

2009

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The Martyr, the Tomb, and the Matron: Constructing the (Masculine) “Past” as a Female Power Base

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Between Jerusalem and Babylon

The Holy Jester: A story of martyrdom in Revolutionary Mexico

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