TY  - BOOK
AU  - Horsch, Silvia
AU  - Dehghani, Sasha
AB  - 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. Special attention is directed to the transitions of traditional forms of martyr representation and the emergence of a global discourse on martyrdom, which can be noticed both in the dissemination of martyr practices as in the reactions to certain martyr events on a global scale.
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.5771/9783956505430
ID  - OAPEN ID: 33415
L1  - https://www.nomos-elibrary.de/10.5771/9783956505430
LA  - English
LK  - https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/52817
PB  - Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG
PY  - 2014
SN  - 9783956505430
TI  - Martyrdom in the Modern Middle Eastnull
ER  - 
