Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 233 mm, Gewicht: 441 g
A History
Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 233 mm, Gewicht: 441 g
ISBN: 978-0-19-957075-1
Verlag: Oxford University Press
A groundbreaking examination of blasphemy - from the medieval period to the modern day
Traces changing perceptions of blasphemers in society
Investigates the nature of religious belief in the modern world and the issue of tolerance
Tracing the subject from the Middle Ages to the present, David Nash outlines the history of blasphemy as a concept - from a species of heresy to modern understandings of it as a crime against the sacred and individual religious identity. Investigating ist appearance in speech, literature, popular publishing and the cinema, he disinters the likely motives and agendas of blasphemers themselves, as well as offering a glimpse of blasphemy's victims. In particular, he seeks to understand why this seemingly medieval offence has reappeared to become a distinctly modern presence in the West.
Zielgruppe
Scholars and students of religious studies, history and law; general readers interested in the history of blasphemy.
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Systematische Theologie Apologetik, Kritik am Christentum
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionskritik
Weitere Infos & Material
1: The past invades the present - Blasphemy in the contemporary World
2: Blasphemy in Words and Pictures - Part One 1500-1800
3: Blasphemy in Words and Pictures - Part Two 1800-2000
4: Who Were the Blasphemers?
5: Controlling the Profane
6: Responses to Blasphemy: Victims and Communities
7: Last Temptations and Visions of Ecstasy: Blasphemy and Film
8: Conclusion
