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02700aam a2200397Ii 4500 001 EBF7AD5EB05F11EA86A2D96D97128E48 003 SILO 005 20200617010021 008 190303t20202020enk b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 9781350019270 020 $a 1350019275 035 $a (OCoLC)1088624182 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d BDX $d UKMGB $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d OCLCQ $d YDX $d ERASA $d OCLCQ $d YDXIT $d SILO 043 $a e-uk--- 050 4 $a BR1607 $b .W65 2020 082 04 $a 272/.9 $2 23 100 1 $a Wolffe, John, $e author. 245 10 $a Sacred and secular martyrdom in Britain and Ireland since 1914 / $c John Wolffe. 264 1 $a London : $b Bloomsbury, $c 2020. 300 $a viii, 197 pages ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 8 $a During and immediately after the First World War, there was a merging of Christian and nationalist traditions of martyrdom, expressed in the design of war cemeteries and war memorials, and the state funeral of the Unknown Warrior in 1920. John Wolffe explores the subsequent development of these traditions of 'sacred' and 'secular' martyrdom, analysing the ways in which they operated - sometimes in parallel, sometimes merged together and sometimes in conflict with each other. Particular topics explored include the Protestant commemoration of Marian and missionary martyrs, and the Roman Catholic campaign for the canonization of the 'saints and martyrs of England'. Secular martyrdom is discussed in relation to military conflicts especially the Second World War and the Falklands. In Ireland there was a particularly persistent merging of sacred and secular martyrdom in the wake of the Easter Rising of 1916 although by the time of the Northern Ireland 'Troubles' in the later twentieth-century these traditions diverged. In covering these themes, the book also offers historical and comparative context for understanding present-day acts of martyrdom in the form of suicide attacks. 650 0 $a Persecution $z Great Britain $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Martyrdom $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Martyrs $z Great Britain $x History. 651 0 $a Great Britain $x Social life and customs $y 20th century. 650 7 $a Manners and customs. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01007815 650 7 $a Martyrdom. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01010904 650 7 $a Martyrs. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01010918 650 7 $a Persecution. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01058354 651 7 $a Great Britain. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204623 648 7 $a 1900-1999 $2 fast 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20220317015448.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=EBF7AD5EB05F11EA86A2D96D97128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search