Bibliography: BIB12225

web link	bahai-library.com/bibliography/BIB12225
reference type	Thesis
title	A Psychological Theory of Martyrdom: A Content Analysis of Personal Documents of Baha'i Martyrs of Iran Written Between 1979 and 1982
author	Bethel, Fereshteh Taheri
year	1984
date	1984
place published	San Diego
abstract	The purpose of this study was the formulation of a psychological theory of martyrdom based upon a content analysis of the last personal documents of Baha'i martyrs in Iran. This investigation and proposed theory tested the premis that the response of Baha'i martyrs to severe social stressors (persecution and execution between 1979 and 1982) differed from the typical psychological explanations of response to high stressors. Curiously, comparison is made with works dealing largely with Christian views of martyrdom rather than with Shii and Islamic views.
notes	Ph.D.
language	English
keywords	PSYCHOLOGY; MARTYRDOM; IRAN; PERSECUTION
number of pages	viii, 262
university	United States International University