This book studies the phenomenon of altruistic suicide which was a
form of political protest. The authors investigate the
self-immolation of German pastor Oskar Brusewitz and compare it
with other politically motivated suicides. They portray both life
and pastoral activity of Brusewitz and analyse the motives of his
suicide. Furthermore, they evaluate the judgement of this tragic
event by confreres in faith and other witnesses. Besides the
thorough analysis of Oskar Brusewitz's case, the book inspects the
genesis of self-immolation and locates it in the tradition of
Buddhism and Hinduism. It depicts cases of self-immolations in
Vietnam, the USA, India, Tibet, China, Iran, and particularly in
Middle-Eastern Europe (Czechoslovakia, Poland and Lithuania). The
analysis also covers cases of self-immolations that occurred during
the Arab Spring (2011-2012) and in Bulgaria in 2013.
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