10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IMMOLATION»
Discover the use of
immolation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
immolation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Burning for the Buddha: Self-
Immolation in Chinese Buddhism
This book examines the hagiographical accounts of all those who made offerings of their own bodies and places them in historical, social, cultural, and doctrinal context.
Loren L. Qualls. IMMOLATION IMMOLATION Q? By Loren L. Qualls Edited by
Agbeko I.
IMMOLATION. ROW. —for my children I came here of my own accord, Delirium
was multifaceted, But singleminded without a purpose, The sly blue of the pilot
lights agreed, So détente was domestic with ahitch That stayswith you like ...
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Buddhism: Critical Concepts in Religious Studies
105. BUDDHIST. SELF-IMMOLATION. IN. MEDIEVAL. CHINA1. Yun-hua. Jan.
Source: History of Religions 4, 2 (1964): 243-68. Between May and October,
1963, seven Buddhist monks and a nun soaked their robes with kerosene,
lighted fires ...
5
Ancient India: Collected Essays on the Literary and ...
IT is an undoubted fact in India, that self-immolation was practised from time
immemorial, in one shape or another, the motive having been sometimes
spiritual, but often entirely personal. The universally known practice called sati,
where a ...
Sakkottai Krishnaswami Aiyangar, 1911
6
Hart Crane: The
Immolation
This final poem, attempting to reconstruct the futility and transcendence of life AND work, may speak to both. It is a valiant attempt to do so. The balance of this volume is given to a verse drama, "Saul," from 1987.
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Embodied Violence: Communalising Women's Sexuality in South Asia
Institutions, Beliefs, Ideologies Widow immolation in contemporary Rajasthan
KUMKUM SANGARI SUDESH VAID Widow immolation is one of the most violent
of patriarchal practices, distinct from other forms of patriarchal violence, first in the
...
Kumari Jayawardena, Malathi de Alwis, 1996
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Congressional-Executive Commission on China 2013
65 See, e.g., Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy, “China Intensifies
Ban on Religious Gatherings After Third Self-Immolation,” 25 Janua 13; “Tibetan
Man Self-Immolates in Bora,” Voice of America, 22 January 13; “Breaking: Tibet ...
9
Making Sense of Suicide Missions
Bourgeois 1969; Crosby et al. 1977). Medical professionals contribute to a
specialized literature on suicide, which includes two diagnostic studies of Indians
who attempted self-immolation in 1990 and survived (Mahla et al. 1992; Singh et
al.
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The Lotus Unleashed: The Buddhist Peace Movement in South ...
71 On June 22, ARVN forces seized the city of Quang Tri, the last stronghold of
the Struggle Movement in I Corps.72 SELF-IMMOLATION Fenced in on every
side, Buddhist leaders resorted to their most potent response: self-immolation.
Robert J. Topmiller, 2006
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IMMOLATION»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
immolation is used in the context of the following news items.
Self-immolation bid a routine affair
... even attempt self-immolation in front of Collector at the meeting hall. ... Omalur attempted self-immolation at the entrance, but were foiled by ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
Tibet: Sixth Protest Self-Immolation of This Year Takes Place in …
It constitutes the sixth self-immolation this year and brings the total number of self-immolations by Tibetans since the beginning of open protests ... «UNPO, Jul 15»
LG orders inquiry into self-immolation attempt
The Lt Governor has directed the Chief Secretary to immediately institute an inquiry into the cause of self-immolation attempt by Mr. A. L. ... «The Echo of India, Jul 15»
Daemoniac Posts "Lord Of Immolation" EP Online
"Lord of Immolation," the debut mini CD by Italian death metal band Daemoniac (featuring ex-Horrid members) is out today via Xtreem Music. «Metal Underground, Jul 15»
Iraqis Recount ISIS' Immolation of Mothers And Their Sons For …
They were executed through immolation because the women showed resistance when ISIS attempted to recruit their young sons to the terror ... «Headlines & Global News, Jul 15»
Teachers' stir continues, one attempts self-immolation
There was tension at Baghapurana village in Moga district, where protesting teachers have occupied a water tank, when one of them attempted ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
Before shinkansen self-immolation, suicidal man phoned Suginami …
The 71-year-old Tokyo man who burned himself to death last week on an Osaka-bound shinkansen train called the Suginami Ward office ... «The Japan Times, Jul 15»
UP opposition guns for CM over custodial immolation
Against the backdrop of death of a woman allegedly after being set afire in a police station, opposition BSP and BJP on Wedensday sharpened ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
Raped girl, mother threaten self-immolation
A gang raped orphan girl and her mother have threatened to commit self-immolation in front of the CM Secretariat, Lahore, if the police do not ... «The Nation, Jul 15»
Tibetan Police Chief Encourages Self-Immolation Protests, Upsets …
"They are also at odds with both Chinese law and official policy -- not just self-immolation protesters but their families and communities face ... «International Business Times, Jul 15»
