Friday's children : an examination of theologies of martyrdom in the light of the mimetic theory of Rene Girard
The thesis looks in detail at different understandings of the phenomenon and significance of Christian martyrdom, with a view to what is needed for an adequate doctrine of martyrdom for the present day. My primary methodological tool will be the 'mimetic' theory associated with the cultura...
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Heythrop College (University of London)
1998
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.287926 |