"Jennifer Barry masterfully exposes how early Christian hagiography constructed and perpetuated gendered violence through depictions of dreams and fantasies. Blending feminist, slavery, and horror theories, she reveals the androcentric imagination's reliance on women's violated bodies while unsettling contemporary discourses on power and subjectivity. This incisive analysis redefines how we read late antique violence--and its haunting modern echoes."--Chris L. de Wet, Professor of New Testament and Early Christian Studies at University of Pretoria
