An Inquiry into Self-Immolation as Social Protest

This poetic inquiry paper is a reflection on the phenomenon of self-immolation committed as compassionate protest. Whether the self-directed social protest of Vietnamese monk, Thích Quảng Đức, and Tibetan monastics and lay people, expresses selfless, altruistic action, dedicated to the greater good,...

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Main Author: Sandra Elaine Filippelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Alberta 2018-03-01
Series:Art/Research International
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Online Access:https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/ari/index.php/ari/article/view/29258