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Isaac, Iphigeneia, And Ignatius

Martyrdom and Human Sacrifice

  • Hardback
  • 240 pages
  • Publisher: Central European University Press
  • 16.1 x 23.4 x 1.8 cm

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What is the meaning of the martyr's sacrifice? Is it true that the martyr imitates Christ? After the "one and eternal" sacrifice of Jesus, why are the occasional new (and often quite numerous) sacrifices necessary? What is the underlying divinitical concept behind these acts? How do these ideas survive in present times? The author considers martyrdom as a voluntary human sacrifice. The two emblematic figures of this transformation are Iphigeneia and Isaac. Pesthy argues that all the peoples in the environment in which Christianity came into being are characterized by an ambiguous and often hypocritical attitude toward human sacrifice: in theory they condemn it as barbarian and belonging to bygone times, in other cases they accept, admire and practice it. In modern Christianity, martyrs are real sacrifices, not symbolical ones. Our feelings about martyrs vary: we may admire their unbending courage and heroism or be irritated by their stubbornness, or even feel disgusted at the fanaticism with which they strove for death. Whatever our feelings may be, we must acknowledge that a very strong motivation is necessary to accept voluntarily or even seek death.
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  • Author

    Monika Pesthy-Simon

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Central European University Press

  • Published

    May 2017

  • Weight

    454g

  • Page Count

    240

  • Dimensions

    16.1 x 23.4 x 1.8 cm

  • ISBN

    9789633861639

  • ISBN-10

    9633861632

  • Eden Code

    4511557

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