Demystifying the Sacred Blasphemy and Violence from the French Revolution to Today
This book investigates the relationship between blasphemy and violence in modern history, with a focus on cases from the European world, including its (post-) colonial ties. Spanning from the late-eighteenth century to today, it shows how cultures of blasphemy, and related acts of heresy, apostasy a...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin/Boston
De Gruyter
2022
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| Series: | New Perspectives on the History of Liberalism and Freethought
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| Summary: | This book investigates the relationship between blasphemy and violence in modern history, with a focus on cases from the European world, including its (post-) colonial ties. Spanning from the late-eighteenth century to today, it shows how cultures of blasphemy, and related acts of heresy, apostasy and sacrilege, have interacted with different forms of violence, committed against both the sacred and the secular. |
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| Item Description: | Creative Commons (cc), https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
| Physical Description: | 1 electronic resource (303 p.) |
| ISBN: | 9783110713145 9783110713022 9783110713091 |