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کتابخانه
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NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
Number
LA116604
LANGUAGE OF THE ITEM
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انگلیسی
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
Opening the Fifth Seal Catholic Martyrs and Forces of Religious Competition
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[Article]
First Statement of Responsibility
Rachel M. McCleary, Robert J. Barro, Rachel M. McCleary, et al.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
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Leiden
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Brill
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Since Pope John Paul II's stock-taking of twentieth century martyrs, the Catholic Church has significantly increased the beatification and canonization of martyrs. Not only have the numbers of martyrs increased but the definition of martyrdom has expanded. Using a comprehensive new data set on Catholic martyrs (1588 to 2020), we argue that the Vatican's recent emphasis on martyrs is a strategic response to competition with Protestants, specifically Evangelicals. Martyrs, unlike regular saints (confessors), tend to be predominantly male and died in parts of the world where the Catholic Church was actively involved in evangelization or had a significant presence. Martyrdom often associates with violent events, such as the Spanish Civil War, World War II, and the French Revolution, and with mass persecutions, such as in the English Reformation or in cases of repression of missionaries, as in Japan, Korea, Vietnam, and China. Since Pope John Paul II's stock-taking of twentieth century martyrs, the Catholic Church has significantly increased the beatification and canonization of martyrs. Not only have the numbers of martyrs increased but the definition of martyrdom has expanded. Using a comprehensive new data set on Catholic martyrs (1588 to 2020), we argue that the Vatican's recent emphasis on martyrs is a strategic response to competition with Protestants, specifically Evangelicals. Martyrs, unlike regular saints (confessors), tend to be predominantly male and died in parts of the world where the Catholic Church was actively involved in evangelization or had a significant presence. Martyrdom often associates with violent events, such as the Spanish Civil War, World War II, and the French Revolution, and with mass persecutions, such as in the English Reformation or in cases of repression of missionaries, as in Japan, Korea, Vietnam, and China.
SET
Date of Publication
2020
Physical description
92-122
Title
Journal of Religion and Demography
Volume Number
7/1
International Standard Serial Number
2589-742X
UNCONTROLLED SUBJECT TERMS
Subject Term
beatification
Subject Term
canonization
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competition
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confessor
Subject Term
Evangelical
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martyrs
Subject Term
Protestant
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Rachel M. McCleary
Robert J. Barro
LOCATION AND CALL NUMBER
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10.1163/2589742X-12347102
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275578
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