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Showing 1 to 20 of 75 for “"Martyrdom"”.
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Catholic and Protestant martyrdom in Tudor England
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Sacrificial Acts: Martyrdom and Nationhood in Seventeenth-Century Drama
Sacrificial Acts: Martyrdom and Nationhood in Seventeenth-Century Drama posits that the importance of sixteenth-century martyrologies in defining England's national identity extends to the seventeenth century through popular representations of martyrdom on the page and stage. I argue that drama …
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Dalí's Religious Models: the Iconography of Martyrdom and its Contemplation
… find he made especial use of the iconography of martyrdom – and the perceptual and cognitive mechanics of the contemplation of death – that foreground the problem of the sexual and mortal self. Part I examines the period 1925-7, when Dalí developed an aesthetic outlook in dialogue with Lorca, …
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Martyrdom and American Gay History: Secular Advocacy, Christian Ideas, and Gay Assimilation
Martyrdom and American Gay History: Secular Advocacy, Christian Ideas, and Gay Assimilation" is an analysis of gay martyr discourses from the 1970s through 2014. In particular, the dissertation examines the archives, narrative representations, memorials, and media depictions of Harvey Milk, Matthew …
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Martyrdom as an impetus for divine retribution in the book of Revelation
… dissertation examines the relationship between martyrdom and divine retribution against the martyr's persecutors in the book of Revelation. The argument is made that Revelation portrays martyrdom as an impetus of Divine retribution against the persecutors of the martyrs. Chapter 1 traces the …
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The Persian Persecution: Martyrdom, Politics, and Religious Identity in Late Ancient Syriac Christianity
… the first English translations of the <italic>Martyrdom and History of Simeon bar Sabba'e</italic>, a fourth-century Persian bishop whose martyr acts are central to the historiography of the period.</p>
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Gender, Martyrdom, and the Management of Stigmatized Identities among Devout Muslims in the U.S.
… and actions. I asked how jihadists frame acts of martyrdom and mass violence, and how young Muslims in America handle the associated and ensuing stigma in daily life? To address these questions, I analyzed statements from militant jihadists and conducted in-depth interviews with twenty-six young …
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Biased policing, martyrdom, white gratitude & brown pain: media narratives surrounding the Bruce McArthur case
Between 2010 - 2017, eight men from Toronto’s Gay Village went missing and later discovered murdered by Bruce McArthur, a 67-year-old gay, white man from Toronto. Upon McArthur’s 2018 arrest, allegations of racial bias and homophobia against Toronto Police resurfaced, questioning the safety and …
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Treading Our Path Through the Blood of the Slaughtered: Race and Martyrdom in America, 1830-1968
… of ascribing the language and imagery of martyrdom to political and cultural figures, resulting in a variegated canon of American martyrs outside the strict bounds of religious tradition. As a contribution to religious studies, American studies and African American studies, this …
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The Sword, The Cross and the Flag: The Theme of Martyrdom in the Greek War of Independence
… of the war and the theme of persecution and martyrdom as related to several well known Greek War tragedies. It also discusses possible reasons why this was one of the last major conflicts of the modem era in which figures of religious and secular martyrs were so successful in promoting a …
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Vibia Perpetua's Gendered Hybridity: A Critical Examination of Perpetua's Androgynous Identity in the Martyrdom of Saints Perpetua and Felicitas
… identity of Perpetua as illustrated in The Martyrdom of Saints Perpetua and Felicitas. While many scholars contend that Perpetua's exemplification of various masculine traits and virtues makes her "male," I argue that such conclusion overlooks too quickly the spectrum of possibilities. For, …
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Spectacle, Sacrifice and the State: The Legacy of European Fascism and the Revival of Martyrdom in the Modern World
<p>The rise of political martyrdom in the contemporary world is not a new phenomenon but can be traced back to at least the early Twentieth Century with the rise of European Fascist movements. Both they, and the fascist-like movements of today, share a cluster of characteristics that allow for …
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The rhetoric of martyrdom: A case study analyzing the rhetorical situations of Joan of Arc, John Brown and Jim Jones
… a martyr in history. An indepth definition of martyrdom, along with a criteria for martyrs, is utilized in support of the theories. The text claims that the rhetoric of a situation is the key to becoming a martyr. Utilizing the theory of criteria for martyrdom as the tool, histories, …
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Oriental Contributions to Franciscan Art in the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries
… the Mongol Empire. Chapter One examines Italian martyrdom paintings such as St. Francis before the Sultan and The Martyrdom of the Franciscans, demonstrating how depictions of “infidel rulers” established a visual rhetoric of Franciscan martyrdom and sanctity. Chapter Two explores Armenia under …
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Last Letters Home: The Forgotten Voices of Iranian Volunteer Soldiers During the Iran-Iraq War (1980 - 1988)
… and their relationship with the concept of martyrdom. The thesis divides the war into different phases and examines the soldiers' national and individual identities within each phase. It discusses the soldiers' secular anti-imperialist nationalism, their use of Islam as a practical ideology …
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Last Letters Home: The Forgotten Voices of Iranian Volunteer Soldiers During the Iran-Iraq War (1980 - 1988)
… and their relationship with the concept of martyrdom. The thesis divides the war into different phases and examines the soldiers' national and individual identities within each phase. It discusses the soldiers' secular anti-imperialist nationalism, their use of Islam as a practical ideology …
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Trace and history: an investigation of Kurdish banner-making through contemporary art practice.
… insights, especially regarding the status of martyrdom in the region, and evidence of corruption in martyrdom designation. These insights lead to an invitation to a normally inaccessible archive, research into which prompts a significant shift in theoretical and artistic mode, away from …
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