10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SELF-IMMOLATION»
Discover the use of
self-immolation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
self-immolation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
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.
2
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
3
Forensic Pathology of Trauma: Common Problems for the ...
Fire is used as a means of suicide, either by self-immolation or by setting a fire in
a dwelling. The scene of self-immolation is usually familiar, but remote locations
may be chosen (16–19). The scene can be a public place (17,20).
Michael J. Shkrum, David A. Ramsay,
2007
4
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
5
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 ...
6
Into the Jaws of Yama, Lord of Death: Buddhism, Bioethics, ...
The Ethics of Self-immolation One of the strongest challenges to traditional
Buddhist ethics is the incidence of self-immolation among Buddhists in China
and Vietnam. Despite the Buddha's injunctions against suicide, there are cases
of ...
7
Making Sense of Suicide Missions
This variation invites a Durkheimian investigation of rates of self-immolation. Self-
immolation Wts into Durkheim's category of 'altruistic suicide' (Durkheim 1952)—
the 'optional' sub-type. For Durkheim, altruistic suicide is characteristic of highly ...
8
Political
Self-Sacrifice: Agency, Body and Emotion in ...
Agency, Body and Emotion in International Relations K. M. Fierke. self—
immolation through burning. While a number of authors have dealt with the
theological dimensions of the self-burnings, or the political dynamics, this chapter
is distinct in ...
9
Religion, Philosophy, Yoga: A Selection of Articles
A remarkaBle article written recently by Jacques Gemet made a study of Self-
immolation by fire among the Buddhist Chinese from the 5th to the 10th century.1
One such recent suicide (in June 1963) in Saigon by a Vietnamese Buddhist
monk ...
10
Millennialism, Persecution, and Violence: Historical Cases
9. Apocalypse,. Persecution,. and. Self-immolation. Mass Suicides among the Old
Believers in Late-Seventeenth-Century Russia THOMAS ROBBINS Collective
suicide perpetrated by deviant religious "cults" has recently been in the news.
Catherine Wessinger,
2000
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SELF-IMMOLATION»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
self-immolation is used in the context of the following news items.
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 punishment for their ... «International Business Times, Jul 15»
'Self-immolation' on bullet train south of Tokyo leaves two dead, 26 …
Two passengers, one male and one female, died Tuesday in an apparent self-immolation aboard a speeding bullet train south of Tokyo. The man, identified as ... «The Japan Times, Jun 15»
Man attempts self-immolation outside BBC Broadcasting House
Security staff wrestled a man to the ground after he doused himself in petrol and threatened to self-immolate outside the BBC's central London headquarters. «RT, Jun 15»
Tibetan Man Dies in Second Self-Immolation Protest This Month
A Tibetan man burned himself to death in western China's Sichuan province on Wednesday in the second self-immolation protest this month against Beijing's ... «Radio Free Asia, Apr 15»
Facebook Deletes Post on Tibetan Monk's Self-Immolation
Updated, 7:44 a.m. | A prominent Tibetan writer says Facebook deleted her post on the self-immolation of a monk in Sichuan Province, raising concerns about ... «New York Times, Dec 14»
Third Tibetan Self-immolation in One Week
Kalsang Yeshi, 37, called for the return of the Dalai Lama to Tibet and for freedom in Tibet before his self immolation at Nyatso monastery in the traditional ... «Voice of America, Dec 14»
Tibetan Man Dies After Self-Immolation in Protest of Chinese Rule
The self-immolation, the third in a row to take place outside a police station, coincided with a major Tibetan religious festival. Continue reading the main story ... «New York Times, Dec 14»
The Spectacular Self-Immolation of Wendy R. Davis
Wendy Russell Davis is on fire. And I don't mean that in a good way. I mean it in a five-alarm, set-her-own-skirt-aflame, billowing-human-torch kind of way. «RealClearPolitics, Oct 14»
Minister Dies by Self-Immolation in Protest of Homophobia, Other …
Minister Dies by Self-Immolation in Protest of Homophobia, Other Injustices. Retired Texas Methodist clergyman Charles Moore set himself aflame in a public ... «Advocate.com, Jul 14»
Self-immolation fails to slow Article 9 assault amid media silence
Many Internet users made the connection between the self-immolation and a ... not contradict the prime minister, did not cover the self-immolation on the day. «The Japan Times, Jun 14»