On the Dress of Women

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On the Dress of Women is an early Christian moral treatise by Tertullian that critiques female adornment and advocates modesty in women's clothing and appearance.

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On the Dress of Women canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian moral treatise ⓘ
Latin Christian text ⓘ
theological work ⓘ
addresses Christian women ⓘ
advocates ascetic lifestyle ⓘ
modesty in dress ⓘ
simplicity in appearance ⓘ
associatedWith Carthage ⓘ
North African Christianity ⓘ
author Tertullian ⓘ
belongsTo Christian literature on dress and adornment ⓘ
criticizes cosmetics ⓘ
female adornment ⓘ
jewelry ⓘ
luxurious clothing ⓘ
doctrinalPosition strict moral discipline for Christians ⓘ
ethicalConcern spiritual danger of vanity ⓘ
worldliness in Christian life ⓘ
ethicalPerspective Christian moral rigorism ⓘ
genre didactic literature ⓘ
moral treatise ⓘ
hasPerspectiveOn Christian conduct ⓘ
gender roles in Christianity ⓘ
historicalContext patristic era ⓘ
influencedBy biblical teachings on modesty ⓘ
early Christian ascetic ideals ⓘ
literaryForm polemical prose ⓘ
mainSubject Christian ethics ⓘ
asceticism ⓘ
female adornment ⓘ
modesty ⓘ
women's clothing ⓘ
moralStance condemnation of ostentation ⓘ
promotion of humility ⓘ
movement Latin Church Fathers ⓘ
originalLanguage Latin ⓘ
partOf Tertullian's moral writings ⓘ
relatedWork On the Apparel of Women ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
early Christianity ⓘ
theologicalTheme human vanity ⓘ
moral discipline ⓘ
sin and temptation ⓘ
timePeriod early 3rd century ⓘ
usesSource New Testament ⓘ
Old Testament ⓘ
workOf Latin patristic literature ⓘ

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De Cultu Feminarum → alternativeName → On the Dress of Women ⓘ