From 'Passio Perpetuae' to 'Acta Perpetuae'

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From 'Passio Perpetuae' to 'Acta Perpetuae' is written by Petr Kitzler and published by Walter de Gruyter. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 3110418681 (ISBN 10) and 9783110418682 (ISBN 13).

This book traces the reinterpretations of the famous North African martyr text Passio Perpetuae et Felicitatis in the literature of the early Church from the 3rd century up to the times of Augustine. This recontextualization reaches its peak in the so-called Acta Perpetuaethat represent a radical rewriting of the original and an attempt to replace it by a purified text, more compliant with the socio-theological conventions of that time.