This article revisits some of the author’s established theorising around the issue of the crime of blasphemy and how it has been interpreted in the west since the medieval period. In particular Nash’s theory of “passive” and “active” blasphemy is examined to see how far this analysis might be extended to embrace and potentially explain the wider phenomenon of censorship. Through examining the history of blasphemy and its formulation by individuals and institutions in authority it potentially becomes possible to explain and contextualise the motivation of those who censor. The issue of power and intention loom large and are investigated through dialogues with the ideas of Foucault and Norbert Elias. The article ends by speculating how the id...
In early modern Sweden, intentional blasphemy was regarded as one of the most serious crimes one cou...
Recent years have witnessed a considerable growth in legislation and litigation concerning religion....
Blasphemy can be defined as a complex and diverse offense that consists in the attack upon religious...
This article revisits some of the author’s established theorising around the issue of the crime of b...
This collection centers around two trends that currently influence freedom of expression. The first ...
"This volume centers around two trends that currently influence freedom of expression. The first tre...
Considered an attack on the very foundation of the social order and public morality, blasphemy has b...
European countries have been punishing blasphemy since time immemorial. Several members of the Europ...
Policing blasphemy and blasphemers has caused problems for various forms of authority since time imm...
Blasphemy is since the beginning of its recorded history not only a religious but also a political c...
Le blasphème est, depuis ses origines, un concept politique qui n’intéresse le religieux que margina...
‘Sacred’ may be defined in various ways, depending on one’s worldview. In a pluralistic society, a s...
The place of religion in the public sphere has become increasingly controversial in recent years and...
Professor David Nash defines blasphemy as the ‘attacking, wounding and damaging of religious beliefs...
In Europe, lese-majesty and blasphemy merged through two main mechanisms : its content (violation of...
In early modern Sweden, intentional blasphemy was regarded as one of the most serious crimes one cou...
Recent years have witnessed a considerable growth in legislation and litigation concerning religion....
Blasphemy can be defined as a complex and diverse offense that consists in the attack upon religious...
This article revisits some of the author’s established theorising around the issue of the crime of b...
This collection centers around two trends that currently influence freedom of expression. The first ...
"This volume centers around two trends that currently influence freedom of expression. The first tre...
Considered an attack on the very foundation of the social order and public morality, blasphemy has b...
European countries have been punishing blasphemy since time immemorial. Several members of the Europ...
Policing blasphemy and blasphemers has caused problems for various forms of authority since time imm...
Blasphemy is since the beginning of its recorded history not only a religious but also a political c...
Le blasphème est, depuis ses origines, un concept politique qui n’intéresse le religieux que margina...
‘Sacred’ may be defined in various ways, depending on one’s worldview. In a pluralistic society, a s...
The place of religion in the public sphere has become increasingly controversial in recent years and...
Professor David Nash defines blasphemy as the ‘attacking, wounding and damaging of religious beliefs...
In Europe, lese-majesty and blasphemy merged through two main mechanisms : its content (violation of...
In early modern Sweden, intentional blasphemy was regarded as one of the most serious crimes one cou...
Recent years have witnessed a considerable growth in legislation and litigation concerning religion....
Blasphemy can be defined as a complex and diverse offense that consists in the attack upon religious...