Desiring Martyrs
Locating Martyrs in Space and Time
Martyrs create space and time through the actions they take, the fate they suffer, the stories they prompt, the cultural narratives against which they take place and the retelling of their tales in different places and contexts. The title Desiring Martyrs is meant in two senses. First, it refers to protagonists and antagonists of the martyrdom narratives who as literary characters seek martyrs and the way they inscribe certain kinds of cultural and social desire. Second, it describes the later celebration of martyrs via narrative, martyrdom acts, monuments, inscriptions, martyria, liturgical commemoration, pilgrimage, etc. Here there is a c…
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Weitere Autoren: Waldner, Katharina (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-3-11-068263-2
- EAN: 9783110682632
- Produktnummer: 36208016
- Verlag: Gruyter, Walter de GmbH
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
- Seitenangabe: 244 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Reihenbandnummer: 10
Über den Autor
Harry O. Maier, Vancouver School of Theology; Katharina Waldner, Universität Erfurt.
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