Blasphemies Compared: Transgressive Speech in a Globalised World Stensvold Anne
Blasphemies Compared: Transgressive Speech in a Globalised World Stensvold Anne This volume examines both historical developments and contemporary expressions of blasphemy across the world. This book…
Specifikacia Blasphemies Compared: Transgressive Speech in a Globalised World Stensvold Anne
Blasphemies Compared: Transgressive Speech in a Globalised World Stensvold Anne
This volume examines both historical developments and contemporary expressions of blasphemy across the world. This book looks at how religious and political authorities use ideas about blasphemy as a means of control. The transgression of religious boundaries incurs more or less severe sanctions in various religious traditions.
Approaching blasphemy as effective speech, the chapters in this book focus on real-life situations and ask the following questions: who are the blasphemers, who are their accusers and what does blasphemy accomplish? In a globalised world where people of different faiths interact more than ever before and world-views are an increasingly important part of identity politics, religious boundaries are a source of controversy.The book goes beyond many others in this field by widening its scope beyond the legal aspects of freedom of expression.
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