Constructing Religious Martyrdom : A Cross-Cultural Study Hardback
by John (Montclair State University, New Jersey) Soboslai
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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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- Pages:326 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:31/05/2024
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- ISBN:9781009483001
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Pre-OrderFree UK DeliveryThis title is available for pre-order
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:326 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:31/05/2024
- Category:
- ISBN:9781009483001