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One of the most traumatic experiences of Late Antique Christians was the Great Persecution, begun by Emperor Diocletian and his Tetrarchic colleagues in 303 CE. Here Aaltje Hidding unites research of traditional memory studies with work done by cognitive scientists to examine how they remembered the Persecution. The resulting methodological framework, the 'cognitive ecology', systemically studies all what can be covered by this term - social surroundings, cognitive artefacts and the physical environment - and bridges the gap between individual and collective memory. The author analyses the remembrance of the Persecution in three different regions along the Nile river. In Oxyrhynchus, the thousands of papyrus fragments found at the city's rubbish dump give a vivid image of the martyrs in the daily lives of the Oxyrhynchites. In Antinoopolis, known for the cult of the physician saint Colluthus, she zooms in on the rituals and practices at a martyr's sanctuary. Finally, in Dandara, the rich hagiographical dossier of the anchorite Paphnutius shows how old memories of the Persecution became mixed with new monastic experiences. The Bohairic and Greek Passion of Paphnutius appear in their first complete English translations.

Persecution --- History

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One of the most traumatic experiences of Late Antique Christians was the Great Persecution, begun by Emperor Diocletian and his Tetrarchic colleagues in 303 CE. Here Aaltje Hidding unites research of traditional memory studies with work done by cognitive scientists to examine how they remembered the Persecution. The resulting methodological framework, the 'cognitive ecology', systemically studies all what can be covered by this term - social surroundings, cognitive artefacts and the physical environment - and bridges the gap between individual and collective memory. The author analyses the remembrance of the Persecution in three different regions along the Nile river. In Oxyrhynchus, the thousands of papyrus fragments found at the city's rubbish dump give a vivid image of the martyrs in the daily lives of the Oxyrhynchites. In Antinoopolis, known for the cult of the physician saint Colluthus, she zooms in on the rituals and practices at a martyr's sanctuary. Finally, in Dandara, the rich hagiographical dossier of the anchorite Paphnutius shows how old memories of the Persecution became mixed with new monastic experiences. The Bohairic and Greek Passion of Paphnutius appear in their first complete English translations.

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Political persecution --- Political persecution --- History --- History

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Exploring Bahrain's modern history through the lens of repression, this concise and accessible account work spans the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, looking at all forms of political repression from legal, statecraft, police brutality and informational controls. Considering several episodes of contention in Bahrain, from tribal resistance to the British reforms of the 1920s, the rise of the Higher Executive Committee in the 1950s, the leftist agitation of the 1970s, the 1990s Intifada and the 2011 Uprising, Marc Owen Jones offers never before seen insights into the British role in Bahrain, as well as the activities of the Al Khalifa Ruling Family. From the plundering of Bahrain's resources, to new information about the torture and murder of Bahrain civilians, this study reveals new facts about Bahrain's troubled political history. Using freedom of information requests, historical documents, interviews, and data from social media, this is a rich and original interdisciplinary history of Bahrain over one hundred years.

Political persecution --- Political repression --- Repression, Political --- Persecution --- Civil rights --- History

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Le martyre chrétien est un témoignage qui se fait par la parole et par les actes. De nos jours, l'Église n'exerce plus son monopole cultuel et le terme, qui aux origines s'utilisait afin de désigner un témoin lié au sacré, a recouvré une acception plus large pour renvoyer aux individus qui sont tombés avec héroïsme au nom d'une cause, qu'elle soit nationale, communautaire ou ethnique, comme par exemple les martyrs de la Résistance en France ou les martyrs irlandais. Le temps des martyres n'a jamais cessé : des idéologies suscitent encore à présent des passions et des pulsions sacrificielles que le monde occidental moderne considère comme aveugles et barbares. Si le martyre fait toujours partie de notre horizon de crainte, dans le présent premier volume de la collection Cahiers Pourpres, notre questionnement portera sur celles et ceux qui en Europe occidentale chrétienne périrent pour défendre leurs convictions religieuses, du Moyen Âge jusqu'au début du xviie siècle. Les contributions portent sur les aires de langues latines, romanes et anglo-saxonnes.

Martyrdom --- Christian martyrs --- Persecution --- Christians --- Religious persecution --- Atrocities --- Martyrs --- History --- Persecutions --- Christianity --- Death --- Suffering --- Religious aspects --- 235.3*7 --- 235.3*7 Martelaren --- Martelaren