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Sacrificing the Self: Perspectives on Martyrdom and Religion (AAR the Religions) (An American Academy of Religion Book) (1st Edition) by Margaret Cormack (Editor), Margaret Jean Cormack Paperback, 176 Pages, Published 2002 ISBN-10: 0-19-515000-7 / 0195150007 ISBN-13: 978-0-19-515000-1 / 9780195150001 Acts of martyrdom have been found in nearly all the worlds major religious traditions. Though considered by devotees to be perhaps the most potent expression of religious faith, dying for ones god is also one of the most difficult concepts for modern observers of religion to understand. This is espe |