Format:
vii, 245 pages
ISBN:
9780190689322
Content:
"This text examines the psychological effects of martyrdom and martyrs across the world. The authors discuss martyrdom and martyrs through the lens of current events, iconic historical figures, and popular culture"--
Content:
An invitation -- Jesus without miracles -- Psychology of altruism -- Psychology of happiness : was Jesus right? -- Harry, Frodo, and Neo -- Curious coincidences -- The Mahatma -- Andrej Sakharov, a failed martyr -- Fake martyrs : Horst Wessel and Rodrigo Rosenberg -- Martyr versus terrorist -- The threat of suicide terrorism -- Invoking the name -- Fairy-tale science : the developmental origins of self-sacrifice -- In martyrs we trust -- Bringing us together -- Breaking us apart -- Bread crumbs and parting gifts
Note:
Includes index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780190689339
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780190689346
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Moskalenko, Sophia, author Marvel of martyrdom New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018]
Language:
English
Keywords:
Märtyrer
;
Opfer
;
Sozialpsychologie
