Physical Description
ix, 433 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
The debate over definition
Socrates : the genesis of martyrdom
The Maccabees and the doctrine of suffering
Jesus of Nazareth : "Follow me"
The early Christian martyrs : "My lady" Perpetua
Thomas Becket and the honor of God
Sir Thomas More : "A hero of selfhood"
The Marian martyrs : group identity through self-destruction
Charles I : martyr by act of Parliament
John Brown : "Let them hang me"
Mahatma Gandhi : school for martyrs
The twentieth-century martyr : an endangered species?
Epilogue : The disinterested martyr.
ISBN
0679451242
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 375-416) and index.
The debate over definition -- Socrates : the genesis of martyrdom -- The Maccabees and the doctrine of suffering -- Jesus of Nazareth : "Follow me" -- The early Christian martyrs : "My lady" Perpetua -- Thomas Becket and the honor of God -- Sir Thomas More : "A hero of selfhood" -- The Marian martyrs : group identity through self-destruction -- Charles I : martyr by act of Parliament -- John Brown : "Let them hang me" -- Mahatma Gandhi : school for martyrs -- The twentieth-century martyr : an endangered species? -- Epilogue : The disinterested martyr.
