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Ultimate Sacrifice - Martyrdom, Sovereignty, and Secularization in the West

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This book presents an interpretive, macro-historical, and sociological account of martyrdom. Moving away from the notion of martyrdom as an object of individual behavior and seeing it instead as a significant cultural work performed by communities in the wake of a violent death, it provides a novel interpretation of Western political and religious history. In addition to thus redressing the disproportionate attention given to the concept's relationship to Islam, the author offers a new perspective on two defining historical processes: secularization and the rise of modern sovereignty in the form of the nation-state. An innovative analysis of the role of sacrifice in contemporary culture, which constitutes a timely critique of long-dominant theories of disenchantment and the privatization of religion, The Ultimate Sacrifice will appeal to sociologists and social theorists with interests in religion, politics, and the connection between the two.

List of contents

Preface 1. Introduction 2. A Theory of Martyrdom 3.The Seeds of the Church 4. The Suffering Body and the Body Politic 5.The Sacrificial Conscience 6. To Die So that the Nation Might Live 7. Western Martyrdom in a Secularized Age

About the author

Clayton Fordahl is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Memphis, USA.

Summary

This book presents an interpretive, macro-historical and sociological account of martyrdom. An innovative analysis of the role of sacrifice in contemporary culture, it challenges theories of disenchantment and the privatization of religion, and offers a new perspective on processes of secularization and the formation of the nation-state.

Product details

Authors Clayton Fordahl, Clayton (University of Memphis Fordahl
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd.
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 31.10.2021
 
EAN 9781032173436
ISBN 978-1-0-3217343-6
No. of pages 192
Series Classical and Contemporary Social Theory
Subjects Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories

Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General

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