Gender Violence in Late Antiquity(English, Hardcover, Barry Jennifer)

Know about the book -

Gender Violence in Late Antiquity(English, Hardcover, Barry Jennifer) is written by Barry Jennifer and published by University of California Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0520423518 (ISBN 10) and 9780520423510 (ISBN 13).

Gender Violence in Late Antiquity confronts the violent ideological frameworks underpinning the early Christian imagination, arguing that gender-based violence is not peripheral but is fundamental to understanding early Christian history. By analyzing hagiographical and doctrinal writings, Jennifer Barry reveals how male authors used portrayals of feminized suffering to shape ideals of sanctity and power, exploiting themes of domestic abuse, martyrdom, and sexualized violence to reinforce their visions of piety. The study first traces the roots of gendered violence within the Greco-Roman and early Christian imagination, and then explores the disturbing role of male fantasies and dreams in hagiographical traditions. Barry draws on womanist scholarship and engages with trauma studies and feminist horror theory in order to challenge traditional readings of Christian texts, offering new perspectives for understanding how narratives of violence continue to shape contemporary interpretations of gender and power.