Martyrdom and terrorism : pre-modern to contemporary perspectives / Dominic Janes and Alex Houen. [electronic resource]

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Janes, Dominic, editor.

Houen, Alex, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Martyrdom.

Terrorism.

Martyrdom--Christianity.

Terrorism--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Martyrdom--Islam.

Terrorism--Religious aspects--Islam.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)

Other Title:

Martyrdom and terrorism

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.

Summary:

Many of those committing recent terrorist attacks have been intent, and have often succeeded, in killing themselves in the process. This volume explores and compares religious and secular traditions of martyrdom and terrorism. Through multidisciplinary analyses, this volume seeks to provide a new and exciting opportunity to develop a comparative history of the practices and discourses of terrorism and martyrdom from antiquity to the twenty-first century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on May 20, 2014).