Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-205) and index.
[ch. 1] Introduction -- [ch. 2] 'What kind of idea are you?' : martyrdom and identity in Charles Taylor and in Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses -- [ch. 3] The first temptation : the temptation to security and the risk of martyrdom -- [ch. 4] The second temptation : the temptation to collaborate and the mission of the martyrs -- [ch. 5] The third temptation : the temptation to idealism and martyrdom as passive action -- [ch. 6] The fourth temptation : the temptation of honour and reward, and martyrdom as renunciation -- [ch. 7] 'Who killed the Archbishop?' : martyrdom, temptation and providence -- [Ch. 8] Martyrdom and the self in review.