| Author |
Henten, Jan Willem van, 1955-
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| Series |
Context of early Christianity. |
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Context of early Christianity.
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| Subject |
Martyrdom -- Comparative studies.
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Death -- Religious aspects -- Comparative studies.
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| Alt Name |
Avemarie, Friedrich.
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| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 200 pages). |
| Bibliography Note |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Contents |
1. Pagan traditions of noble death -- 2. Noble death in early Jewish sources -- 3. Christian martyrs from the first to the third century CE -- 4. Martyrdom and noble death in the rabbinic tradition. |
| Summary |
Annotation This volume explores the fascinating phenomenon of noble death through pagan, Jewish and Christian sources. Today's society is uncomfortable with death, and willingly submitting to a violent and ostentatious death in public is seen as particularly shocking and unusual. Yet classical sources give a different view, with public self-sacrifice often being applauded. The Romans admired a heroic end in the battlefield or the arena, suicide in the tradition of Socrates was something laudable, and Christians and Jews alike faithfully commemorated their heroes who died during religious persecutions. The cross-cultural approach and wide chronological range of this study make it valuable for students and scholars of ancient history, religion and literature. |
| ISBN |
020399440X (electronic bk.) |
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9780203994405 (electronic bk.) |
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0415138906 (Cloth) |
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0415138914 (Paper) |
| OCLC # |
252807468 |
| Additional Format |
Print version: Henten, J.W. van. Martyrdom and noble death. London ; New York : Routledge, 2002 (DLC) 2001045715. |
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