Shmuel Shepkaru is the Schusterman Associate Professor of Jewish Religious and Intellectual History in the Department of History at The University of Oklahoma. He is the author of Jewish Martyrs in the Pagan and Christian Worlds (2005).

• Introduction; Where to begin?; Part I. The Formative Years: 1. Early Christian martyrdom; 2. Early rabbinic martyrdom; 3. Martyrdom in early Islam; Part II. The Middle Ages: 4. Christian martyrdom; 5. Martyrdom in Islam; 6. Jewish martyrdom; Part III. The Modern Period: 7. Modern Jewish martyrdom; 8. Modern Christian martyrdom; 9. Modern Islamic martyrdom; Conclusion.

Shmuel Shepkaru is the Schusterman Associate Professor of Jewish Religious and Intellectual History in the Department of History at The University of Oklahoma. He is the author of Jewish Martyrs in the Pagan and Christian Worlds (2005).

• Introduction; Where to begin?; Part I. The Formative Years: 1. Early Christian martyrdom; 2. Early rabbinic martyrdom; 3. Martyrdom in early Islam; Part II. The Middle Ages: 4. Christian martyrdom; 5. Martyrdom in Islam; 6. Jewish martyrdom; Part III. The Modern Period: 7. Modern Jewish martyrdom; 8. Modern Christian martyrdom; 9. Modern Islamic martyrdom; Conclusion.

Shmuel Shepkaru is the Schusterman Associate Professor of Jewish Religious and Intellectual History in the Department of History at The University of Oklahoma. He is the author of Jewish Martyrs in the Pagan and Christian Worlds (2005).

• Introduction; Where to begin?; Part I. The Formative Years: 1. Early Christian martyrdom; 2. Early rabbinic martyrdom; 3. Martyrdom in early Islam; Part II. The Middle Ages: 4. Christian martyrdom; 5. Martyrdom in Islam; 6. Jewish martyrdom; Part III. The Modern Period: 7. Modern Jewish martyrdom; 8. Modern Christian martyrdom; 9. Modern Islamic martyrdom; Conclusion.