Essays about: "Martyrdom"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the word Martyrdom.
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1. Hard to be Human : Shaping the Self in an Everchanging Narrative
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : This study examines how an existentialistic perspective in a secular context can be enforcedby interpretations of the Self from a Christian martyr narrative. The existentialistic perspective being the questioning of meaning of life and death. READ MORE
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2. Cults of Martyrdom : Exploring Rebel Cohesion Using Identity Fusion Theory
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : The literature on rebel cohesion/fragmentation currently presents valid macro-level explanations for rebel group cohesion/fragmentation, yet no model currently exists exploring non-utility-based motivations regulating pro-group behaviour. This thesis tests the assumptions of a novel social psychological framework – Identity Fusion Theory – on rebel cohesion. READ MORE
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3. Save the Nation : The construction of martyrs and martyrdom. A discourse analysis of interviews with Palestinian students from the West Bank.
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för samhälls- och välfärdsstudierAbstract : This bachelor’s thesis studies the construction of martyrs and martyrdom in Palestine. The study uses a discourse analysis to analyse data gathered from focus group interviews with Palestinian university students in the West Bank. Observations in the West Bank are also used to an enhanced understanding of the production. READ MORE
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4. Suicide – Dying for a higher purpose? A study of the motives of the Islamic female suicide bombers through Emile Durkheim’s structural view on suicide
University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionenAbstract : There have been several accounts of suicide attacks in the last few years; and although male attackers outnumber female attackers, the number of female suicide bombers has been on the rise. This thesis analyzes the motivation of Muslim female suicide bombers using Durkheim’s theory on suicide and society. READ MORE
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5. Media Wars: The Caliphate Strikes Back. Islamic State’s Propaganda Magazine Dabiq as a Possible Paradigm Shift in Visual War Reporting and Propaganda
University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för MellanösternstudierAbstract : This thesis analyses the history and usage of war photography and propaganda according to theories of their utilisation for the establishment of national narratives in times of war. While Western media and nations alike try to establish narratives of just war without loss of innocent people and own soldiers, the newly emerged terrorist group Islamic State indicates a paradigm change in the approach of graphic content as part of propaganda. READ MORE
