Middleton, Paul2022-12-092022-12-092020-01-30Middleton, P. (2020). Creating and contesting Christian martyrdom. In P. Middleton (Ed.), The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Christian Martyrdom (pp. 12–29). Wiley.9781119099826http://hdl.handle.net/10034/627363This essay examines the way in which martyrdom narratives are not primarily accounts of a death, but literature that reflects a wider conflict in which the martyr represents a community against their real or perceived enemies. It examines the process of martyr making.Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/MartyrdomSuicideBook chapter