Published by Medieval Institute Publications

Christianities Before Modernity

Edited by: Rabia Gregory, Kathleen E. Kennedy, Susanna A. Throop and Charlene Villaseñor

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Challenging the perception of Christianity as a unified and European religion before the sixteenth century, this series interrogates the traditional chronological, geographical, social and institutional boundaries of premodern Christianity. Books in this series seek to rebuild the lived experiences and religious worlds of understudied people as well as landmark disputes and iconic figures by recovering underappreciated vernacular sources, situating localized problems and mundane practices within broader social contexts and addressing questions framed by contemporary theoretical and methodological conversations. Christianities Before Modernity embraces an interdisciplinary and comparative approach, publishing on history, literature, music, theater, classics, folklore, art history, archaeology, religious studies, philosophy, gender studies, anthropology, sociology, and other areas. Grounded in original sources and informed by ongoing disciplinary disputes, this series demonstrates how premodern Christians comprised diverse and conflicted communities embedded in a religiously diverse world.

The series’ Advisory Board comprises:

Rabia Gregory, University of Missouri, Columbia, USA, Series Editor
Kathleen E. Kennedy, Pennsylvania State University, Brandywine, USA, Series Editor
Susanna A. Throop, Ursinus College, USA, Series Editor
Charlene Villaseñor, UCLA, USA, Series Editor
Adnan A. Husain, Queen’s University, Canada
István Perczel, Central European University, Hungary
Eyal Poleg, Queen Mary University of London, England
Carl S. Watkins, Magdalene College, Cambridge, England

Book Ahead of Publication 2023

Trauma and Recovery in Early North African Christianity

Scott Harrower

Volume 1 in this series

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Embedded within the texts of (1) The Scilitan martyrs, (2) The account of Montanus, Lucius, and their Companions, (3) The martyrdom of Marian and James, (4) and The martyrdom of Cyprian of Carthage there is a powerful guide for living in the aftermath of trauma. These stories offered pathways to essential elements for recovery to its historical readership. These include beliefs and a number of positive religious coping strategies that revolved around a sense of safety, re-establishing community relationships, an integrated sense of the self, and the use of the body. This book vividly demonstrates that hagiographies played a vital role for helping trauma survivors recover and live in the aftermath of disaster.

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.0000/9781501511264
ISBN:: 9781501511264
ISBN:: 9781501518904
ISBN:: 9781501511387
Subject:: Theology and Religion
Subject:: Medieval Studies
Subject:: Early Modern Times
Publisher:: Medieval Institute Publications