Suicide in the forms of martyrdom, self-sacrifice, or self-immolation is perennially controversial: Should it rightly be termed suicide? Does religion sanction

This book examines a variety of different forms of political self-sacrifice, including hunger strikes, self-burning, and non-violent martyrdom.

An in-depth analysis of modern Islamic martyrdom and its various interpretations, positing martyrdom as a vital component of contemporary identity politics and

Adam Lankford looks at the motivation of suicide bombers and other rampage killers.

This book focuses on oath-making narratives in the Iliad, through which it articulates a theory of ritualized violence.