Martyrdom: A Very Short Introduction

by Jolyon Mitchell

Book Overview

One person's "martyr" is another person's "terrorist," and one person's "martyrdom operation" is another's "suicide bombing." Suicide attacks around the world have raised many troubling questions about martyrdom. What is martyrdom? Why are some people drawn towards giving up their lives as martyrs? What place does religion play in inciting and creating martyrs? How are martyrs made? In order to answer such questions and to understand the contemporary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199585237
• ISBN13: 9780199585236
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.3" x 6.8"