Holy Martin
The Overlooked Canonization of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4517520 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Scott W Hoffman (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 123-148 |
| Publication date | 2000-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religion and American Culture A Journal of Interpretation (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1052-1151 • E-ISSN: 1533-8568 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1525/rac.2000.10.2.03a00010 |
| OpenAlex | W4254517732 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 3 |
Martin Luther King, Jr., gazes serenely, almost expressionless, in a somber suit and tie before a backdrop of prison bars. Around his neck hangs a booking number, "7089." Around his head is a brilliant golden halo. The picture is not a mug shot but an icon in the Byzantine tradition. It is, as its Greek inscription says, "Holy Martin." St. Martin Luther King.This icon is a popular piece of merchandise for a mail-order Company in Vermont. Each January, just before King's birthday they receive a flood of Orders. This phenomenon is an enigma, the fountainhead for a flood of questions. How can a black Baptist minister become the subject of a popular icon? What in American society and culture fostered its creation? Who invokes this great civil rights leader as a saint? But the most basic question is, how can Martin Luther King be considered a saint in the first place? Was it simply because he was slain for the cause of civil rights? Others died for the cause, and there are no icons of them
Art · Art history · Byzantine architecture · Civil rights · Icon · Martin luther king · Political science · Prison · SAINT · American Political and Social Dynamics · Classics · History · Law · Philosophy · Race, History, and American Society
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| Citations per year | 0.5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |