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Publication Date: January 2009
Publisher: Association for Jewish Studies; Association for Jewish Studies
Author(s): Shmuel Shepkaru; Shmuel Shepkaru
Research Area: Culture and religion; Social conditions
Keywords: Judaic Studies; Publications; Religion; Literature
Type: Brief
Abstract:
The author introduces a series of articles exploring recent trends in the study of the phenomenon of martyrdom in Jewish history, theology, philosophy and liturgy. Jewish martyrdom is a much more multifaceted and mysterious phenomenon than was previously thought, the author explains.