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The article can be located on Taylor & Francis Online or indexed via Library of Social Science. [1, 2]
Key focuses of the paper include:
- Cultural Reinterpretation: Roberts analyzes how the LTTE repurposed ancient Tamil concepts of sacrifice and martyrdom to create a modern “cult of suicide”. [1]
- Filial Devotion: He highlights how the reverence for family and the community was transformed into ultimate devotion toward the movement and its leader.
- Political Context: The paper examines the roots of sympathetic suicide and sacrificial devotion in South Asia, specifically tying them to the Tamil separatist movement in Sri Lanka. [1, 2]
The full text or abstract for the article can be located on Taylor & Francis Online or indexed via Library of Social Science. [1, 2]
ALSO NOTE ……….. https://thuppahis.com/2017/07/21/sacrificial-devotion-how-i-entered-this-terrain/ ……………. & ….. MORE Illustrations of the “Sacrificial Devotion” of the Tamil Tigers and the popular homage they attracted from Sri Lankan Tamils in Sri lanka and the diasporic world
Tamil Tiger fighters in cam with thier cyanide capsules around the neck [pix probably by Shyam Tekwani]
