Martyrdom and Noble Death

Martyrdom and Noble Death

AngličtinaEbook
Avemarie, Friedrich
Taylor & Francis
EAN: 9781134772278
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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.
EAN 9781134772278
ISBN 1134772270
Typ produktu Ebook
Vydavatel Taylor & Francis
Datum vydání 18. srpna 2005
Stránky 224
Jazyk English
Země United Kingdom
Autoři Avemarie, Friedrich; Henten, Jan Willem van