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1 Online-Ressource (224 Seiten)
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ISBN:
9783956505430
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9783956500305
Series Statement:
Ex oriente lux Band 14
Content:
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.
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"The present volume assembles the revised presentations given at the workshop 'Traditions of Martyrdom in the Modern Middle East' as well as some additional contributions. ... The workshop was conducted at the Center for Literary and Cultural Studies (Berlin) in cooperation with the Free University Berlin in October 2011 and was part of the research project 'Figurations of the Martyr in Near Eastern and European Literature' sponsored by the German Research Foundation (DFG), a project conducted under the direction of Sigrid Weigel (Center for Literary and Cultural Studies) and Angelika Neuwirth (Free University Berlin) since 2005."
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Continuity and transformation : martrydom in the Bahā'ī faith. The birth of a monotheistic religion in modernity : on jihad and martyrdom in the Bahā'ī Faith
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Visual representations : ritual, the arts, and new media. Performing a massacre : murder and martyrdom in taʻziyih
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Political action and ideological discourse. Martyrdom in light of the Arab Spring
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Ein Beitrag deutsch, die übrigen auf Englisch
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783956500305
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Martyrdom in the modern Middle East Würzburg : Ergon-Verl., 2014 ISBN 9783956500305
Language:
English
Subjects:
Theology
Keywords:
Naher Osten
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Religion
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Martyrium
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Naher Osten
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Religion
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Martyrium
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Konferenzschrift
DOI:
10.5771/9783956505430
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Author information:
Horsch, Silvia 1975-
