Martyr
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A Martyr is a person who willingly risks death rather than renounce their beliefs.
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- See: Posthumous Title, Altruist, Word Stem, Persecution, Martyr (Politics).
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2023
- (Wikipedia, 2023) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martyr Retrieved:2023-1-13.
- A martyr (, mártys, "witness", or , marturia, stem , martyr-) is someone who suffers persecution and death for advocating, renouncing, or refusing to renounce or advocate, a religious belief or other cause as demanded by an external party. In the martyrdom narrative of the remembering community, this refusal to comply with the presented demands results in the punishment or execution of an actor by an alleged oppressor. Accordingly, the status of the 'martyr' can be considered a posthumous title as a reward for those who are considered worthy of the concept of martyrdom by the living, regardless of any attempts by the deceased to control how they will be remembered in advance. [1] Insofar, the martyr is a relational figure of a society's boundary work that is produced by collective memory. [2] Originally applied only to those who suffered for their religious beliefs, the term has come to be used in connection with people killed for a political cause.
Most martyrs are considered holy or are respected by their followers, becoming symbols of exceptional leadership and heroism in the face of difficult circumstances. Martyrs play significant roles in religions. Similarly, martyrs have had notable effects in secular life, including such figures as Socrates, among other political and cultural examples.
- A martyr (, mártys, "witness", or , marturia, stem , martyr-) is someone who suffers persecution and death for advocating, renouncing, or refusing to renounce or advocate, a religious belief or other cause as demanded by an external party. In the martyrdom narrative of the remembering community, this refusal to comply with the presented demands results in the punishment or execution of an actor by an alleged oppressor. Accordingly, the status of the 'martyr' can be considered a posthumous title as a reward for those who are considered worthy of the concept of martyrdom by the living, regardless of any attempts by the deceased to control how they will be remembered in advance. [1] Insofar, the martyr is a relational figure of a society's boundary work that is produced by collective memory. [2] Originally applied only to those who suffered for their religious beliefs, the term has come to be used in connection with people killed for a political cause.
- ↑ Gölz, Olmo "Martyrdom and the Struggle for Power. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Martyrdom in the Modern Middle East.", Behemoth 12, no. 1 (2019): 2–13, 5.
- ↑ Gölz, Olmo "The Imaginary Field of the Heroic: On the Contention between Heroes, Martyrs, Victims and Villains in Collective Memory." In helden.heroes.héros, Special Issue 5: Analyzing Processes of Heroization. Theories, Methods, Histories. Ed. by N Falkenhayner, S Meurer and T Schlechtriemen (2019): 27–38, 27.
2023
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- Q: What is a martyr, what do they believe, and who are done examples?
- A: A martyr is a person who willingly suffers death rather than renounce their religion or beliefs. Martyrs are often considered heroes and role models within their religious or ideological communities, and their deaths are often seen as sacrifices for a greater cause. Examples of martyrs include Jesus of Nazareth, who is considered a martyr by Christians, and Saint Stephen, who is considered the first Christian martyr. Other examples include Mahatma Gandhi, who was assassinated while fighting for Indian independence, and Martin Luther King Jr., who was assassinated while fighting for civil rights for African Americans.