|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1. |
Record Nr. |
UNINA9910961502303321 |
|
|
Titolo |
Sacrificing the self : perspectives on martyrdom and religion / / edited by Margaret Cormack |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pubbl/distr/stampa |
|
|
Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2001 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ISBN |
|
9780190287689 |
0190287683 |
9781281346636 |
1281346632 |
9780198034162 |
0198034164 |
9781423726982 |
1423726987 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
|
|
|
|
|
Descrizione fisica |
|
1 online resource (173 p.) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Collana |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Altri autori (Persone) |
|
CormackMargaret (Margaret Jean) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Disciplina |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Soggetti |
|
Martyrdom - History of doctrines |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lingua di pubblicazione |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
|
|
|
|
|
Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
|
|
|
|
|
Note generali |
|
Description based upon print version of record. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nota di bibliografia |
|
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nota di contenuto |
|
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 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sommario/riassunto |
|
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. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|