Constructing Religious Martyrdom: A Cross-Cultural Study
Author:   John Soboslai (Montclair State University, New Jersey)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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Pages:   458
Publication Date:   27 June 2024
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Author:   John Soboslai (Montclair State University, New Jersey)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.768kg
ISBN:  

9781009483001


ISBN 10:   1009483005
Pages:   458
Publication Date:   27 June 2024
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Format:   Hardback
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1. Introduction: concerning martyrdom; 2. Executed martyrs in second century Christianity; 3. The human bombs of twentieth century Shi'i Islam; 4. Sikh martyr imaginaries in the early twentieth century; 5. The martyrdom of twenty-first century Tibetan self-immolators; 6. Performances of suffering: The drama of martyrdom; 7. Witnesses to a sovereign imaginary; Conclusion: The witness of martyrdom; Epilogue; Bibliography; Endnotes; Index.

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John Soboslai is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Montclair State University. He is the coauthor of God in the Tumult of the Global Square and Project Director of Immersive Religion, which creates virtual reality experiences of religious rituals, and which is supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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