Suffering and sovereignty
Martyrdom in the late modern West
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4480768 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Clayton Fordahl (0000-0002-0585-1360, University of Memphis, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 146 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 42-57 |
| Publication date | 2018-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Thesis Eleven (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0725-5136 • E-ISSN: 1461-7455 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0725513618776678 |
| OpenAlex | W2808504810 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 11 |
This article investigates the recent martyrdom of the French Catholic priest Jacques Hamel in order to assess the possibilities of sacrificial commemoration in a world that is increasingly globalized, increasingly secularized, and also increasingly subject to the capricious violence of religiously-infused terrorism. I argue that under contemporary conditions it has become increasingly difficult to articulate a meaningful form of sacrifice that exists beyond the logic of sovereignty. However, I conclude by identifying rare and fleeting instances of martyrdom which seem to promise the return to the concept's counter-sovereign heritage
Economics · Environmental ethics · Law and economics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sacrifice · Secularization · Sociology · Sovereignty · State of exception · Terrorism · Theology · Law · Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration · Philosophy · Political Theology and Sovereignty · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |