UID:
almahu_9949386008702882
Format:
1 online resource
ISBN:
9780367824082
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0367824086
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9781000046434
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1000046435
,
9781000046403
,
1000046400
,
9781000046373
,
1000046370
Series Statement:
Classical and contemporary social theory
Content:
"This book presents an interpretive, macro-historical and sociological account of martyrdom. Moving away from the notion of martyrdom as an object of individual behaviour and seeing it instead as a significant cultural work performed by communities in the wake of a violent death, it provides a novel interpretation of western political and religious history. In addition to thus redressing the disproportionate attention given to the concept's relationship to Islam, the author offers a new perspective on two defining historical processes: secularization and the rise of modern sovereignty in the form of the nation-state. An innovative analysis of the role of sacrifice in contemporary culture, that constitutes a timely critique of long-dominant theories of disenchantment and the privatization of religion, The Ultimate Sacrifice will appeal to sociologists and social theorists with interests in religion, politics and the connection between the two"--
Additional Edition:
Print version: Fordahl, Clayton, 1988- Ultimate sacrifice. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020 ISBN 9780367424329
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Hochschulschrift
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780367824082
