03627cam a22005898i 4500 ocn967457571 OCoLC 20200709060548.0 m d cr ||||||||||| 161230s2017 nyu ob 001 0 eng 2016059917 DLC eng rda DLC OCLCF OCLCQ P@U YDX JSTOR N$T 9789633861646 (electronic bk.) 9633861640 (electronic bk.) 9789633861639 1571609 (N$T) (OCoLC)967457571 22573/ctt1t4rx7j JSTOR pcc BR1601.3 REL040030 bisacsh REL033000 bisacsh REL015000 bisacsh 203/.42 23 MAIN Pesthy-Simon, Monika, 1954- author. Isaac, Iphigeneia, Ignatius : martyrdom and human sacrifice / Monika Pesthy-Simon. 1712 New York : Central European University Press, 2017. 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer n rdamedia online resource nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Human sacrifice in the Old Testament -- Greece, Rome and Carthage -- Early Judaism -- The death of Jesus -- The martyr's sacrifice : case studies -- The models of the martyr -- The meaning of the martyr's sacrifice -- Epilogue : the developments of martyrology after Constantine. Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. What is the meaning of the martyr's sacrifice? Is it true that the martyr imitates Christ? After the "one and eternal" sacrifice of Jesus, why are the occasional new (and often quite numerous) sacrifices necessary? What is the underlying divinitical concept behind these acts? How do these ideas survive in present times? The author considers martyrdom as a voluntary human sacrifice. The two emblematic figures of this transformation are Iphigeneia and Isaac. Pesthy argues that all the peoples in the environment in which Christianity came into being are characterized by an ambiguous and often hypocritical attitude toward human sacrifice: in theory they condemn it as barbarian and belonging to bygone times, in other cases they accept, admire and practice it. In modern Christianity, martyrs are real sacrifices, not symbolical ones. Our feelings about martyrs vary: we may admire their unbending courage and heroism or be irritated by their stubbornness, or even feel disgusted at the fanaticism with which they strove for death. Whatever our feelings may be, we must acknowledge that a very strong motivation is necessary to accept voluntarily or even seek death. Added to collection customer.56279.3 Martyrdom Christianity. Voluntary human sacrifice. Martyrdom Christianity. fast (OCoLC)fst01010907 Voluntary human sacrifice. fast (OCoLC)fst01169025 RELIGION / Judaism / History bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Pesthy-Simon, Monika, 1954- Isaac, Iphigeneia, Ignatius. New York : Central European University Press, 2017 9789633861639 (DLC) 2016057670 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1571609 YBP Library Services YANK 14738747 Project MUSE MUSE muse56994 EBSCOhost EBSC 1571609 92 N$T 57381 57381