Martyrdom : canonisation, contestation and afterlives /

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The phenomenon of martyrdom is more than 2000 years old but, as contemporary events show, still very much alive. This book examines the canonisation, contestation and afterlives of martyrdom and connects these with cross-cultural acts and practices of remembrance. Martyrdom appeals to the imaginatio...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Saloul, Ihab (Editor), Henten, Jan Willem van, 1955- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: [Amsterdam, Netherlands] : Amsterdam University Press, [2020]
Series:Heritage and memory studies.
Subjects:
Martyrdom.
Canonization.
Martyre.
Canonisation.
canonizations.
Social and cultural history.
Comparative religion.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology of Religion.
Canonization
Martyrdom
Martyrdom, canonization, commemoration.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1 The Interaction of Canon and History
  • 2 The Changing Worlds of the Ten Rabbinic Martyrs
  • 3 'Who Were the Maccabees?'
  • 4 Perpetual Contest
  • 5 'Martyrs of Love'
  • 6 Commemorating World War I Soldiers as Martyrs
  • 7 The Scarecrow Christ
  • 8 Icons of Revolutionary Upheaval
  • 9 Yesterday's Heroes?
  • 10 The Martyrdom of the Seven Sleepers in Transformation
  • 11 'Female Martyrdom Operations'
  • 12 Hollywood Action Hero Martyrs in 'Mad Max Fury Road'

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