Helden müssen sterben Von Sinn und Fragwürdigkeit des heroischen Todes

• Main Author: von den Hoff, Ralf (auth)
• Other Authors: Brink, Cornelia (auth), Falkenhayner, Nicole (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Published: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG 2019
• Series: Helden - Heroisierungen - Heroismen
• Subjects: Philosophy; Mythos; Verehrung; Heroismus; heroischer Tod; Heldentum; Antike; Heldentod; Held; Rittertum; Philosophie; Gewalt; Heldensterben
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"Heroes have to die because they are human. Their death, however, may vary in its relevance to their status as heroic figures. In Greek antiquity, death is the prerequisite for heroisation; expecting to continue their existence in the afterlife, martyrs sacrifice their lives in acts of killing...