{"product_id":"spirituality-and-law-courting-martyrdom-in-christianity-and-judaism-studies-in-judaism-9780761829973","title":"Spirituality and Law Courting Martyrdom in","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpirituality and Law is an in-depth evaluation of martyrdom impulses in Christianity and Judaism. Author Abraham Gross analyzes the spiritual yearning of martyrdom in each religion over a period of 1,500 years, from the 2nd to the 16th century. Special attention is given to the Roman period, 9th century Cordova, and 13th-15th century Franciscans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Martyrs and Martyrdom in the Ancient World: Christian Martyrdom During the Roman Period; The Hadrianic Persecutions: Rabbi Hanina ben Teradion and Rabbi Akiva Chapter 3 The Middle Ages: Christianity; The Martyrs of Cordova; The Franciscan Tradition; Summary; Judaism; CourtingKiddush ha-Shem in Jewish Folklore; Medieval Ashkenaz; Flee or Die?; Hasidei Ashkenaz; One Case of Courting Death-A German Proselyte Chapter 4 Guilt, Expiation, and Curing Death in the Sixteenth Century: John Bradford: A Disguised Suicide; Solomon Malkho: The Spiritual Biography of a \"New Christian\"; First Period: Portugal-A \"New Christian\" Between Judaism and Christianity; Second Period:  Chapter 5 Appendix A: Don Lope de Vera y Alarcon: A Spanish Proselyte-Martyr Chapter 6 Appendix B: Courting Martyrdom in a Jewish-Christian Polemic from Seventeenth Century Amsterdam Chapter 7 Appendix C: Some Early Modern Rabbinic Sources Related to Courting Death Chapter 8 Appendix D: Hebrew Sources Chapter 9 Appendix E: Malkho's Battle Banner Chapter 10 Selected Bibliography Chapter 11 Index","brand":"University Press of America","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037785686359,"sku":"9780761829973","price":37.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780761829973.jpg?v=1750937313","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/spirituality-and-law-courting-martyrdom-in-christianity-and-judaism-studies-in-judaism-9780761829973","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}