Dying They Live: Suicide Protesting and Martyrdom

This paper will investigate the contemporary phenomenon of Tibetan autocremations, considering them as responses to Chinese colonization, in the larger contexts of self-mortification and political protest. The Tibetan self-immolations have been chronically underreported in the international media, b...

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Main Author: Downey, Jack Lee (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Philosophy Documentation Center 2015
In: Journal of religion and violence
Year: 2015, Volume: 3, Issue: 2, Pages: 213-241
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