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Dying Without Killing: Self‐Immolations, 1963–2002

Biggs, Michael·2005·Making Sense of Suicide Missions
DOI 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199276998.003.0005
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This chapter provides an overview of self-immolation in the last four decades, from an original database of over 500 individual acts. It is divided into five main sections. The first sketches the history of self-immolation. The second examines the prevalence of self-immolation among causes, across countries, and over time. The third section focuses on the orchestration of the individual action. The fourth section tackles the central question — why? — by elucidating the various motivations for self-immolation. The final section considers the effects of the action.

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Authors
Biggs, M.
Affiliations
University of Oxford (GB)
Corresponding author
Biggs, Michael
ORCID
Biggs, Michael
Venue
Making Sense of Suicide Missions
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Published
2005-03-17
Pages
173-208
DOI
10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199276998.003.0005
OpenAlex
W40231878
Semantic Scholar
eda8c129157a0bdd0b4b2f463fa2fc3d7acd0bbb
Cited by
93
References
76
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 17 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 7 · 2013: 7 · 2012: 3
FWCI
5.12
Type
book chapter
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Oxford University Press eBooks (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Harvard University
  • Central Washington University
  • University of Cambridge
  • Economic and Social Research Council
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
Keywords
self-immolation, suicide, nonviolent resistance, political violence

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