| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 200 pages) |
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Context of early Christianity |
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Context of early Christianity.
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| 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Martyrdom -- Comparative studies
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Death -- Religious aspects -- Comparative studies
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Death & Dying.
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Death, Grief, Bereavement.
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Death -- Religious aspects
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Martyrdom
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Antike
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Martyrium
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Quelle
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Martelaarschap.
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Jodendom.
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Christendom.
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Oudheid.
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Griechenland Altertum
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Römisches Reich
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Comparative studies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Avemarie, Friedrich
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| ISBN |
020399440X |
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9780203994405 |
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1280335653 |
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9781280335655 |
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1134772270 |
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9781134772278 |
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