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- Release Year
- 2002
- ISBN
- 9780195150001
- Book Title
- Sacrificing the Self : Perspectives in Martyrdom and Religion
- Book Series
- An American Academy of Religion Book Ser.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Item Length
- 5.5 in
- Publication Year
- 2002
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.7 in
- Genre
- Religion
- Topic
- Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict, Biblical Studies / General
- Item Weight
- 7.1 Oz
- Item Width
- 8.1 in
- Number of Pages
- 176 Pages
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Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0195150007
ISBN-13
9780195150001
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1969631
Product Key Features
Book Title
Sacrificing the Self : Perspectives in Martyrdom and Religion
Number of Pages
176 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2002
Topic
Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict, Biblical Studies / General
Genre
Religion
Book Series
An American Academy of Religion Book Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
7.1 Oz
Item Length
5.5 in
Item Width
8.1 in
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Trade
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2001-036132
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"These essays reveal how martyrdom has served and continues to serve religions in a variety of ways, allowing for cultural accommodation and assimilation in the case of Christian martyrs in Rome while at the same time fomenting various forms of internal religious debate in both Hindu and Islamic cultures."-- Comitatus, "These essays reveal how martyrdom has served and continues to servereligions in a variety of ways, allowing for cultural accommodation andassimilation in the case of Christian martyrs in Rome while at the same timefomenting various forms of internal religious debate in both Hindu and Islamiccultures."-- Comitatus, "These essays reveal how martyrdom has served and continues to serve religions in a variety of ways, allowing for cultural accommodation and assimilation in the case of Christian martyrs in Rome while at the same time fomenting various forms of internal religious debate in both Hindu andIslamic cultures."-- Comitatus, These essays together offer the reader a sense of the ways in which martyrdom distinguishes religions from one another. These essays reveal how martyrdom has served and continues to serve religions in a variety of ways.
Synopsis
Acts of martyrdom have been found in nearly all the world's major religious traditions. Though considered by devotees to be perhaps the greatest expression of religious faith, martyrdom is also one of the most difficult concepts for modern observers of religion to understand. This is especially true in the West, where martyrdom has all but disappeared and martyrs in other cultures are often dismissed as fanatics. Cormack seeks to foster a greater understanding of these acts by explaining how martyrdom has historically been viewed in the world's major religions. She provides the first sustained, cross-cultural examination of this fascinating aspect of religious life., Acts of martyrdom have been found in nearly all the worlds major religious traditions. Though considered by devotees to be perhaps the most potent expression of religious faith, dying for ones god is also one of the most difficult concepts for modern observers of religion to understand. This is especially true in the West, where martyrdom has all but disappeared and martyrs in other cultures are often viewed skeptically and dismissed as fanatics. This book seeks to foster a greater understanding of these acts of religious devotion by explaining how martyrdom has historically been viewed in the worlds major religions. It provides the first sustained, cross-cultural examination of this fascinating aspect of religious life. Margaret Cormack begins with an introduction that sets out a definition of martyrdom that serves as the point of departure for the rest of the volume. Then, scholars of Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, and Islam examine martyrdom in specific religious cultures. Spanning 4000 years of history and ranging from Saul in the Hebrew Bible to Sati immolations in present-day India, this book provides a wealth of insight into an often noted but rarely understood cultural phenomenon., Though considered by devotees to be perhaps the most potent expression of religious faith, dying for one's God is also one of the most difficult concepts for modern observers of religion to understand. This is especially true in the West, where martyrdom has all but disapeared and martyrs in other cultures are often viewed skeptically and dismissed as fanatics. This book seeks to foster a greater understanding of these acts of religious devotion by explaining how martyrdom has historically been viewed in the world's major religions. It provides the first sustained, cross-cultural examination of this fascinating aspect of religious life. Spanning 4000 years of history and ranging from Saul in the Hebrew Bible to Sati immolations in present-day India, this book provides a wealth of insight into an often noted but rarely understood cultural phenomenon.
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BL626.5.S23 2002
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