Six Years a Slave
The Confessio of St Patrick as Early Christian Slave Narrative
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21339355 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mary Ann Beavis (0000-0001-6558-9942, St. Thomas More College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 85 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 339-351 |
| Publication date | 2020-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Irish Theological Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-1400 • E-ISSN: 1752-4989 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0021140020948324 |
| OpenAlex | W3063411927 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
This article interprets St Patrick’s Confessio, supplemented by his Letter to the Soldiers of Coroticus, in the light of North American slave narratives, arguing that Patrick’s account of his enslavement in Ireland shares many of the characteristics of North American slave narratives identified by James Olney. In addition, Patrick’s account of his conversion shares all of the characteristics of North American slave conversions discussed by Albert J. Raboteau. As such, although not intended as such, Patrick’s confession can be described as the only extant example of an early Christian slave narrative, which makes it of great significance for the study of slavery in early Christianity
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |