Book contents
- Constructing Religious Martyrdom
- Constructing Religious Martyrdom
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations of Ancient Sources
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Executed Martyrs in Second-Century Christianity
- 3 The Human Bombs of Twentieth-Century Shi’i Islam
- 4 Sikh Martyr Imaginaries during World War I
- 5 Twenty-First-Century Tibetan Self-Immolators
- 6 Performances of Suffering
- 7 Witnesses to a Sovereign Imaginary
- Epilogue
- Bibliography
- Index
Abbreviations of Ancient Sources
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 June 2024
Book contents
- Constructing Religious Martyrdom
- Constructing Religious Martyrdom
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations of Ancient Sources
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Executed Martyrs in Second-Century Christianity
- 3 The Human Bombs of Twentieth-Century Shi’i Islam
- 4 Sikh Martyr Imaginaries during World War I
- 5 Twenty-First-Century Tibetan Self-Immolators
- 6 Performances of Suffering
- 7 Witnesses to a Sovereign Imaginary
- Epilogue
- Bibliography
- Index
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- Constructing Religious MartyrdomA Cross-Cultural Study, pp. xiiPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024