Self-immolation
ritualistic and political suicide method
Self-immolation is the act where a person sets themself on fire. It is usually done for political or religious reasons. It is often used as an extreme form of protest or in acts of martyrdom.
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The act of "setting oneself on fire, especially as a form of protest" was first recorded in Lady Morgan's France (1817).[1][2]
Real life examples:
- Buddhist monks have been a staple in the history of self-immolation, the most famous being Thích Quảng Đức.[3]
- Jan Palach burned himself on the roads of Prague, He did it in protest of the Soviet Union's infiltration of Czechoslovakia in 1968.[4]
- Sahar Khodayari, an Iranian protester for women's rights in Iran lit herself on fire in front of the court that had sentenced her to prison for sneaking into an all-mens Azadi Stadium in Tehran in 2019.[5][6]
- Wynn Bruce set himself on fire while protesting for climate change in the plaza of the Supreme Court Building in Washington, DC.[7]
References
change- ↑ The Oxford English Dictionary, 2009, 2nd ed., v. 4.0, Oxford University Press.
- ↑ immolate Archived 2012-04-28 at the Wayback Machine, Oxford Dictionaries.
- ↑ "Self Immolation: A brief history of the incomprehensible act". Malibu, CA Patch. 2020-04-10. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ↑ Steinzova, Lucie (January 14, 2019). "Fifty Years After His Self-Immolation, Czech Student Jan Palach Remains A Symbol Of Defiance". RadioFreeEurope RadioLibrary.
- ↑ Altaher, Nada (2019-09-10). "Iranian woman denied soccer stadium access dies after setting herself on fire". CNN. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ↑ Safi, Michael (2019-09-10). "Iranian female football fan who self-immolated outside court dies". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ↑ "Outside the Supreme Court, a life of purpose and pain ends in flames". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-04-28.