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oapen-20.500.12657-260072023-02-01T09:35:32Z Martyrdom in the Modern Middle East Dehghani, Sasha Horsch, Silvia Theology & Religion martyrdom Middle East tradition Islam Christianity Judaism Baha'i-faith religion This volume assembles contributions from different academic perspectives (religious and Islamic studies, literary and theatre studies, theology, sociology and history) on modern manifestations of martyrdom in the diverse Middle Eastern religious traditions, including Islam, Christianity, Judaism and the Baha'i-faith. The latter is considered in more detail since it is often not included in comparative studies on the monotheistic religions. An excursus into the farer East composes the contribution on Mahatma Ghandi. The volume considers central sociological, philosophical and theological problems which lie at the heart of the phenomenon of martyrdom, the significance of martyrdom in different conflicts, the competing martyr figures which develop in the course of these conflicts as well as the accompanying representations in art and ritual. 2019-01-22 23:55 2020-03-10 03:00:35 2020-04-01T10:57:05Z 2020-04-01T10:57:05Z 2014-01-01 book 1004077 OCN: 1100490267 9783956500305 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/26007 eng application/pdf n/a 1004077.pdf Ergon 101935 45c89331-1d6d-4a93-a618-fde76f274bbe b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 9783956500305 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) 101935 KU Select 2018: HSS Backlist Books Knowledge Unlatched open access
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This volume assembles contributions from different academic perspectives (religious and Islamic studies, literary and theatre studies, theology, sociology and history) on modern manifestations of martyrdom in the diverse Middle Eastern religious traditions, including Islam, Christianity, Judaism and the Baha'i-faith. The latter is considered in more detail since it is often not included in comparative studies on the monotheistic religions. An excursus into the farer East composes the contribution on Mahatma Ghandi. The volume considers central sociological, philosophical and theological problems which lie at the heart of the phenomenon of martyrdom, the significance of martyrdom in different conflicts, the competing martyr figures which develop in the course of these conflicts as well as the accompanying representations in art and ritual.
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