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The blood of martyrs [electronic resource] : unintended consequences of ancient violence / Joyce E. Salisbury.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: New York : Routledge, 2004.Description: x, 233 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0203493729 (electronic bk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: No titleDDC classification:
  • 272 22
LOC classification:
  • BR1604.23 .S25 2004eb
Online resources:
Contents:
The power of the martyrs -- The struggle between evil and good -- Resurrecting the flesh -- Magic and the warrior martyr -- Dreams and visions -- Misplaced anger: the growth of anti-semitism -- How martyrs became mothers and mothersbecame martyrs -- The blood of sacrifice -- Controlling the martyrs -- Revolutionary martyrs: good versus evil again -- Controlling the message: accounts of Vincent the Martyr -- "You shall not kill [yourself]": prohibiting suicide.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-228) and index.

The power of the martyrs -- The struggle between evil and good -- Resurrecting the flesh -- Magic and the warrior martyr -- Dreams and visions -- Misplaced anger: the growth of anti-semitism -- How martyrs became mothers and mothersbecame martyrs -- The blood of sacrifice -- Controlling the martyrs -- Revolutionary martyrs: good versus evil again -- Controlling the message: accounts of Vincent the Martyr -- "You shall not kill [yourself]": prohibiting suicide.

Electronic reproduction. Boulder, Colo. : NetLibrary, 2005. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to NetLibrary affiliated libraries. "This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2005."

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