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008 031016s2004 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 _a 2003022835
020 _a0415941296 (alk. paper)
040 _aDLC
_cDLC
_dDLC
_dAU-EpEBC
050 0 0 _aBR1604.23
_b.S25 2004
082 0 0 _a272/SAL
100 1 _aSalisbury, Joyce E.
245 1 4 _aThe blood of martyrs :
_bunintended consequences of ancient violence /
_cJoyce E. Salisbury.
260 _aNew York :
_bRoutledge,
_c2004.
300 _ax, 233 p. ;
_bhbk ;
_c23 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 223 - 228) and index.
505 0 _aThe 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 mothers martyrs -- The blood of sacrifice -- Controlling the martyrs -- Revolutionary martyrs: good versus evil again -- Controlling the message -- You shall not kill [yourself]: prohibiting suicide.
650 0 _aMartyrdom
_xChristianity
_xHistory of doctrines
_yEarly church, ca. 30-600.
650 0 _aChristian martyrs.
650 0 _aPersecution
_xHistory
_yEarly church, ca. 30-600.
651 0 _aRome
_xPolitics and government
_y30 B.C.-476 A.D.
856 4 2 _3Publisher description
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0702/2003022835-d.html
942 _2ddc
999 _c9932
_d9932