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049			_aMAIN
100	1		_aPesthy-Simon, Monika, _d1954- _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aIsaac, Iphigeneia, Ignatius : _bmartyrdom and human sacrifice / _cMonika Pesthy-Simon.
263			_a1712
264		1	_aNew York : _bCentral European University Press, _c2017.
300			_a1 online resource
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bn _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aHuman 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.
588	0		_aPrint version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
520	8		_aWhat 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.
590			_aAdded to collection customer.56279.3
650		0	_aMartyrdom _xChristianity.
650		0	_aVoluntary human sacrifice.
650		7	_aMartyrdom _xChristianity. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01010907
650		7	_aVoluntary human sacrifice. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01169025
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655		4	_aElectronic books.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aPesthy-Simon, Monika, 1954- _tIsaac, Iphigeneia, Ignatius. _dNew York : Central European University Press, 2017 _z9789633861639 _w(DLC) 2016057670
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