TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Self-Immolation: Cause and Culture
JO  - Journal of burn care and research
A1  - Romm, Sharon
A1  - Combs, Heidi
A1  - Klein, Matthew Brady
SP  - 988
EP  - 993
VL  - 29
IS  - 6
N2  - Accounts of self-inflicted death by fire are numerous and are found from antiquity to present times. We review selected examples of self-immolation from historical record, in mythology and as part of religious and cultural tradition. We discuss the use of self-immolation as a literary device in the arts including fiction, opera, movies, and song. We offer motives for this horrifying act and discuss how it has been used as a form of protest for political reasons or for individual maltreatment or as a means to end intense personal suffering. Finally, we explore what setting oneself alight may represent from a psychodynamic perspective.  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1559-047X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/BCR.0b013e31818b9ed4
ID  - ref1
ER  -