Martyrdom and Noble Death

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Martyrdom and Noble Death

Martyrdom and Noble Death

Name: Martyrdom and Noble Death
ISBN: 9780203994405

Friedrich Avemarie, Jan Willem van Henten

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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..

Categorías:

Society, Politics & Philosophy - Anthropology

Año:

2002

Edición:

None

Editorial:

Independely Published

Idioma:

english

Páginas:

217