Sacrificing the self : perspectives on martyrdom and religion / edited by Margaret Cormack.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cormack, Margaret (Margaret Jean)

Series:

AAR the religions (Oxford University Press)

AAR the religions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Martyrdom--History of doctrines.

Martyrdom.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (173 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2001.

Summary:

Dying for one's God is one of the most difficult concepts for modern observers of religion to understand. This book seeks to foster a greater understanding of religious martyrdom by explaining how it has been viewed in the world's major religions. The book spans 4000 years of history.

Contents:

Contents; Contributors; Introduction; 1 Is There Martyrdom in the Hebrew Bible?; 2 Honor and Sacredness in the Roman and Christian Worlds; 3 "A Very Special Death": Christian Martyrdom in Its Classical Context; 4 Murder and Martyrs in Anglo-Saxon England; 5 The Revaluation of Martyrdom in Early Islam; 6 Contemplative Death in Jewish Mystical Tradition; 7 Martyrdom in Sunni Revivalist Thought; 8 Truth and Sacrifice: Sati Immolations in India; 9 Self-Sacrifice as Truth in India; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9780190287689

0190287683

9781281346636

1281346632

9780198034162

0198034164

9781423726982

1423726987

OCLC:

476025136