Standing At Lyon

The suffering woman, Blandina, emerges as an archetypal figure of the martyrs of Lyon. This slave-woman ultimately arises to engage in battle with the powers of the Roman Empire. Through the application of Bowen Family Systems Theory and the writings of Michel Foucault the book explains the function of anxiety, and the dynamics at work in the system that result in the failure of Roman authority to use power to quell the rise of Christianity. The reactions of those who might appear to be the most powerful are essential in gifting power to this lowly slave.

Contenu

• Table of Contents (page 7)
• Acknowledgments (page 9)
• Introduction (page 11)
• Background to the Text and Theoretical Framework (page 17)
• Rivers of Life (page 33)
• Law and Order (page 71)
• "Don't Just Do Something: Stand There!" (page 107)
• The Peril of the Pen: Constructing a Self (page 139)
• Conclusion (page 173)
• Bibliography (page 177)
• Index (page 187)