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Wolffe, John (2019). Sacred and Secular Martyrdom in Britain and Ireland since 1914. London: Bloomsbury.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5040/9781350019294
URL: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/sacred-and-secular-m...
Abstract
During and immediately after the First World War, there was a merging of Christian and nationalist traditions of martyrdom, expressed in the design of war cemeteries and war memorials, and the state funeral of the Unknown Warrior in 1920. The book explores the subsequent development of these traditions of 'sacred' and 'secular' martyrdom, analysing the ways in which they operated - sometimes in parallel, sometimes merged together and sometimes in conflict with each other. Particular topics explored include the Protestant commemoration of Marian and missionary martyrs, and the Roman Catholic campaign for the canonization of the 'saints and martyrs of England'. Secular martyrdom is discussed in relation to military conflicts, especially the Second World War and the Falklands. In Ireland there was a particularly persistent merging of sacred and secular martyrdom in the wake of the Easter Rising of 1916, although by the time of the Northern Ireland 'Troubles' in the later twentieth century these traditions diverged. In covering these themes, the book also offers historical and comparative context for understanding present-day acts of claimed martyrdom in the form of suicide attacks.
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- Item ORO ID
- 73484
- Item Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 1-350-01927-5, 978-1-350-01927-0
- Project Funding Details
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Funded Project Name Project ID Funding Body Religion, Martyrdom and Global Uncertainties since 1914-2014. (A-11-048-JW) ES/K00025X/1 ESRC (Economic and Social Research Council) - Academic Unit or School
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Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Social Sciences and Global Studies > Religious Studies
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Social Sciences and Global Studies
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) - Research Group
- Global Challenges and Social Justice
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- © 2019 John Wolffe
- Depositing User
- John Wolffe