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Martyrdom : a very short introduction / Jolyon Mitchell.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Very short introductions ; 338.Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012Edition: First editionDescription: xiv, 141 pages : illustrations ; 18 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780199585236
  • 0199585237
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 272 23
LOC classification:
  • BL626.5 .M58 2012
Contents:
Debating martyrdom -- Portraying martyrdom -- Remembering martyrdom -- Contesting martyrdom -- Reforming martyrdom -- Politicizing martyrdom -- Questioning martyrdom.
Summary: "One person's "martyr" is another person's "terrorist," and one person's "martyrdom operation" is another's "suicide bombing." Suicide attacks around the world have raised many troubling questions about martyrdom. What is martyrdom? Why are some people drawn towards giving up their lives as martyrs? What place does religion play in inciting and creating martyrs? How are martyrs made? In order to answer such questions and to understand the contemporary debates about martyrdom, this Very Short Introduction considers martyrdom's diverse roots. Jolyon Mitchell looks at examples from a wide range of historical, religious and cultural contexts, including a mother's martyrdom in a Roman arena, the murder of the Archbishop of Canterbury, the burning at the stake of a young Joan of Arc, the execution of a novelist in nineteenth-century Asia, and, more recently, many self-inflicted deaths in the Middle East and beyond. This wide range of examples helps to illustrate how the term martyrdom has developed and is still used differently in various contexts around the world. Each chapter draws on visual images to illustrate the topic of martyrdom."--Publisher's website.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Print book for loan Krauth Memorial Branch Philadelphia General Collection BL626.5 .M58 2012 Available 31794003136737
Print book for loan Wentz Memorial Branch Gettysburg General Collection (Lower Level) BL626.5 .M58 2012 1 Available 31826003467215

Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-135) and index.

Debating martyrdom -- Portraying martyrdom -- Remembering martyrdom -- Contesting martyrdom -- Reforming martyrdom -- Politicizing martyrdom -- Questioning martyrdom.

"One person's "martyr" is another person's "terrorist," and one person's "martyrdom operation" is another's "suicide bombing." Suicide attacks around the world have raised many troubling questions about martyrdom. What is martyrdom? Why are some people drawn towards giving up their lives as martyrs? What place does religion play in inciting and creating martyrs? How are martyrs made? In order to answer such questions and to understand the contemporary debates about martyrdom, this Very Short Introduction considers martyrdom's diverse roots. Jolyon Mitchell looks at examples from a wide range of historical, religious and cultural contexts, including a mother's martyrdom in a Roman arena, the murder of the Archbishop of Canterbury, the burning at the stake of a young Joan of Arc, the execution of a novelist in nineteenth-century Asia, and, more recently, many self-inflicted deaths in the Middle East and beyond. This wide range of examples helps to illustrate how the term martyrdom has developed and is still used differently in various contexts around the world. Each chapter draws on visual images to illustrate the topic of martyrdom."--Publisher's website.

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