Constructing religious martyrdom: a cross-cultural study
Martyrdom is a phenomenon common to many of the world's religious traditions. But why? In this study, John Soboslai offers insights into the practices of self-sacrifice within specific sociopolitical contexts. Providing a new understanding of martyrdom through the lens of political theology, he...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, United Kingdom
Cambridge University Press
2024
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| In: | Year: 2024 |
| Further subjects: | B
Martyrdom
B Martyrdom History |
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| Summary: | Martyrdom is a phenomenon common to many of the world's religious traditions. But why? In this study, John Soboslai offers insights into the practices of self-sacrifice within specific sociopolitical contexts. Providing a new understanding of martyrdom through the lens of political theology, he analyzes discourses and performances in four religious traditions during social and political crises, beginning with second-century Christianity in Asia Minor, where the term 'martyr' first took its meaning. He also analyzes Shi'a Islam in the 1980s, when 'suicide bombing' first appeared as a strategy in West Asia; global Sikhism during World War I, where martyrs stood for and against the British Raj; and twenty-first-century Tibetan Buddhism, where self-immolators used their bodies in opposition to the programs of the People's Republic of China. Presenting a new theory of martyrdom linked to constructions of sovereign authority, Soboslai reveals common features of self-sacrifice and demonstrates how bodily performances buttress conceptions of authority. |
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| Item Description: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 28 May 2024) |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 445 pages), digital, PDF file(s). |
| ISBN: | 978-1-009-48299-8 978-1-009-48300-1 978-1-009-48303-2 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/9781009482998 |
