Publication

2012 - Brill, Leiden, Netherlands

Language

German

Word Count

81,000 words, Guess

Page Count

324 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • DDC272
  • LCCBR1604.23 .M37 2012

Description

Concepts of voluntary death and martyrdom versus the ideal of preserving human life are an essential component of the Ethics of the Abrahamite religions throughout their history. The studies collected in this volume focus on concepts of voluntary death and martyrdom in the Hebrew Bible, Second Temple Period Judaism, Early Christianity and its pagan environment, Rabbinic Judaism as well as in Islam. The contributions of scholars of different background present a broad panorama of the varied perspectives of the Abrahamite religions on this phenomenon. The established concepts of martyrdom are challenged as too schematic.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity : arbeiten zur Geschichte des antiken Judentums und des Urchristentums -- v. 80

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