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Is the ‘Martyrdom’ of Human Bombers a ‘Sacrifice’?
Antropologia, 2013 The paper explores the phenomenon of martyrdom in the context of human bombings, emphasizing the interplay between individual sacrifice and collective ideology. It highlights the symbolic and communicative dimensions of these acts, where martyrdom serves
Ugo Fabietti
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A Phenomenological Study of the Narratives of Resistance and Martyrdom from the Perspective of Martyrs’ Families in the Twelve-Day Sacred Defense between Iran and Israel [PDF]
Faṣlnāmah-i Farhang Mushavirah va Ravān/DarmānīThe present study aimed to explore the lived experiences of the families of martyrs from the Twelve-Day Sacred Defense between Iran and Israel regarding the concepts of resistance and martyrdom.
Masoomeh Zibaeinejad +2 more
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Framing the Intentions of Suicide Bombers
Religions, 2022 Despite the extensive information known about suicide bombings, widely-varying intentions have been used by many scholars to explain the religious motivations for the violence: these events are framed by participants as religious experiences, raising ...
Naomi Janowitz
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They gave their lives: a tribute to the known and unknown nurse martyrs of our time - Part 1
Curationis, 1991 An interest in the development of nursing from early Christian times and the persecution of women in the Early Church has led to this study of nurses and martyrdom.
S.A. Pera
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Journal of Ancient History and Archaeology, 2014 In the framework of the study of Christian buildings in the ruins of amphitheaters, theaters, stadiums and Roman circuses, becomes appropriate to develop some reflections mainly aimed helping to explain the symbolic dimension acquired by the ludic ...
Jordina Sales Carbonell
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Images, 2014 Katarzyna Citkos article is an analysis of Dagmara Drzazga’s film Bez jednego drzewa las lasem zostanie (Without One Tree, a Forest Will Stay a Forest, 2012), an example of a religious and historical documentary.
Katarzyna Citko
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Jurnal Poetika, 2020 This research aims to reveal the semiotic meaning contained in the poem entitled Syuhadā’ul-`Ilmi wal-Gharbah written by Ahmed Shawqi. Shawqi saw and observed the conditions of the Egyptian people at that time who were experiencing difficulties, sorrow ...
Eva Farhah
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The notions of martyrdom according to St. John Chrysostom [PDF]
, 1984 It is well known that the topic of martyrdom is central to early Church history. What is not, however, as well known is the theology of martyrdom, particularly as it emerged after the full harvest of the era of persecutions. This investigation represents
Christofis, Gus George
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Inheritance of Martyrdom: Digital Interpretations on Instagram
Open TheologyMartyrdom, as epitomized by the martyrdom of Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī at Karbalāʾ in 680, occupies a central position in Shiʿi theology, symbolizing the ultimate sacrifice for truth and justice.
Tahiiev Akif
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Making Secular Martyrs: Ascesis, Apostleship, and Revolution (Southern Europe, 1820–1870)
ReligionsThis article analyzes how martyrdom progressively diverged from heroism to become an autonomous category of political discourse in nineteenth-century southern European Catholic societies.
Pierre M. Delpu
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