Martyrdom in the Modern Middle East

This volume assembles contributions from different academic perspectives (religious and Islamic studies, literary and theatre studies, theology, sociology and history) on modern manifestations of martyrdom in the diverse Middle Eastern religious traditions, including Islam, Christianity, Judaism and...

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Main Author: Horsch, Silvia (auth)
Other Authors: Dehghani, Sasha (auth)
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG 2014
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