The fall and rise of blasphemy law
This collection centers around two trends that currently influence freedom of expression. The first trend confirms the fact that many Western countries have become, over a long period of time, less strict about sacrilegious expression. In the process, many repealed their blasphemy laws or became les...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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[Leiden]
Leiden University Press
2016, [2016]©2016
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| Collection: | JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | This collection centers around two trends that currently influence freedom of expression. The first trend confirms the fact that many Western countries have become, over a long period of time, less strict about sacrilegious expression. In the process, many repealed their blasphemy laws or became less harsh in their punishment of blasphemy, hence "the fall of blasphemy law". The second trend manifests an opposite movement, hence "the rise of blasphemy law". Over the last decades, namely, Western societies have witnessed multiple attempts to suppress speech that defames religion. To be sure, one |
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| Physical Description: | 269 pages |
| ISBN: | 9400602715 9087282680 9400602723 9789400602724 9789087282684 |