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Martyrdom and ecstasy : emotion training in Iranian culture / by Sylwia Surdykowska ; translated by Teresa Opalinska.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Surdykowska, Sylwia.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Martyrdom in literature.
- Persian literature--History and criticism.
- Persian literature.
- Martyrdom--Islam.
- Martyrdom.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (222 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The book is concerned with one of the most important issues in Persian culture, that is to say a broadly conceived idea of sacrifice and martyrdom. At present, it is contained in the concept of shahadat, which arouses much controversy in the Western world today. In successive chapters, the author discusses the origin and evolution of this concept in Persian culture, the process of shaping attitudes conducive to the attainment of readiness for shahadat and the role of this concept in the propa...
- Contents:
- TABLE OF CONTENTS; THE RULES OF TRANSCRIPTION; INTRODUCTION; PART I; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; PART II; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CONCLUSION; BIOGRAPHIES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX OF PROPER NAMES AND TERMS
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-4438-3953-1
- OCLC:
- 823721204
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