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Blasphemy in the Christian World A History

Nash, David
Innbundet / 2007 / Engelsk

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ISBN
9780199255160
Publisert
2007
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press
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639 gr
Høyde
240 mm
Bredde
160 mm
Dybde
15 mm
Aldersnivå
G, P, 01, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
286

Forfatter
Nash, David

Biographical note

David Nash is Reader in History at Oxford Brookes University. He has previously published on the secular and republican movements in England, specialising in the history of blasphemy, and appearing extensively in the media both Britain and America to speak on this subject. He has held visiting professorships in Utrecht and Buffalo, and is a permanent Visiting Research Fellow of the Center for Inquiry (Amherst, New York). In 2003 he was invited to give both verbal and written evidence to the House of Lords Select Committee on religious offences.

Blasphemy in the Christian World A History

Nash, David
Innbundet / 2007 / Engelsk
Nash, David
Innbundet / 2007 / Engelsk
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Blasphemy in the Christian World offers additional persuasive evidence for religion's continued relevance by showing how the rediscovery of seemingly archaic blasphemy laws in Europe and the Americas challenges cherished ... legal traditions of free speech and expression

Gregory Halfond, The Historian

Nash's book...represents the definitive reference volume for the history of blasphemy in the West.

Elizabeth Horodowich The English Historical ReviewElizabeth Horodowich, Historical Journal

Dr Nash's study offers a comparative and critical analysis of his subject on draws on a considerable range of evidence.

G. M Ditchfield, History

Se alle

[An] impressive book... a rewarding work of history.

Jonathan Wright, Catholic Herald

The book is lucid and with both depth and width.

Jim Herrick, The Freethinker

discursive and thought-provoking book

Jonathan Sumption, Literary Review

[An] incisive and erudite study...

The Universe

an important and scholarly analysis of an issue that is not going to go away

Dr Bradley, Church Times

David Nash is the world's foremost commentator on the history of blasphemy. This astute, readable survey of the illuminating ironies of the subject deserves to become a classic. He ably and colourfully demonstrates the cynical and sincere use made of the notion of blasphemy by the very bad and the well-meaning. He points up the crucial political lessons to be learned, but never rams them down the reader's throat. This book will fascinate all interested in the uneasy relationship between state authority and individual freedom.

Charles Foster, Contemporary Review

David Nash's new study focuses on the development of blasphemy in the Christian world. Tracing the subject from the Middle Ages to the present, he 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 its 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.
Les mer
David Nash's new study focuses on the development of blasphemy in the Christian world. Tracing the subject from the Middle Ages to the present, he 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.
Les mer
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
Les mer
Investigates the nature of religion in modern world, the issue of tolerance and the recognition of belief as an important identity A groundbreaking examination of blasphemy's victims looking at reactions to this crime Traces the changing perception of blasphemy in society from the medieval period to the modern day
Les mer
David Nash is Reader in History at Oxford Brookes University. He has previously published on the secular and republican movements in England, specialising in the history of blasphemy, and appearing extensively in the media both Britain and America to speak on this subject. He has held visiting professorships in Utrecht and Buffalo, and is a permanent Visiting Research Fellow of the Center for Inquiry (Amherst, New York). In 2003 he was invited to give both verbal and written evidence to the House of Lords Select Committee on religious offences.
Les mer
Investigates the nature of religion in modern world, the issue of tolerance and the recognition of belief as an important identity A groundbreaking examination of blasphemy's victims looking at reactions to this crime Traces the changing perception of blasphemy in society from the medieval period to the modern day
Les mer

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Blasphemy in the Christian World offers additional persuasive evidence for religion's continued relevance by showing how the rediscovery of seemingly archaic blasphemy laws in Europe and the Americas challenges cherished ... legal traditions of free speech and expression

Gregory Halfond, The Historian

Nash's book...represents the definitive reference volume for the history of blasphemy in the West.

Elizabeth Horodowich The English Historical ReviewElizabeth Horodowich, Historical Journal

Dr Nash's study offers a comparative and critical analysis of his subject on draws on a considerable range of evidence.

G. M Ditchfield, History

Se alle

[An] impressive book... a rewarding work of history.

Jonathan Wright, Catholic Herald

The book is lucid and with both depth and width.

Jim Herrick, The Freethinker

discursive and thought-provoking book

Jonathan Sumption, Literary Review

[An] incisive and erudite study...

The Universe

an important and scholarly analysis of an issue that is not going to go away

Dr Bradley, Church Times

David Nash is the world's foremost commentator on the history of blasphemy. This astute, readable survey of the illuminating ironies of the subject deserves to become a classic. He ably and colourfully demonstrates the cynical and sincere use made of the notion of blasphemy by the very bad and the well-meaning. He points up the crucial political lessons to be learned, but never rams them down the reader's throat. This book will fascinate all interested in the uneasy relationship between state authority and individual freedom.

Charles Foster, Contemporary Review

David Nash's new study focuses on the development of blasphemy in the Christian world. Tracing the subject from the Middle Ages to the present, he 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 its 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.
Les mer
David Nash's new study focuses on the development of blasphemy in the Christian world. Tracing the subject from the Middle Ages to the present, he 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.
Les mer
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
Les mer
Investigates the nature of religion in modern world, the issue of tolerance and the recognition of belief as an important identity A groundbreaking examination of blasphemy's victims looking at reactions to this crime Traces the changing perception of blasphemy in society from the medieval period to the modern day
Les mer
David Nash is Reader in History at Oxford Brookes University. He has previously published on the secular and republican movements in England, specialising in the history of blasphemy, and appearing extensively in the media both Britain and America to speak on this subject. He has held visiting professorships in Utrecht and Buffalo, and is a permanent Visiting Research Fellow of the Center for Inquiry (Amherst, New York). In 2003 he was invited to give both verbal and written evidence to the House of Lords Select Committee on religious offences.
Les mer
Investigates the nature of religion in modern world, the issue of tolerance and the recognition of belief as an important identity A groundbreaking examination of blasphemy's victims looking at reactions to this crime Traces the changing perception of blasphemy in society from the medieval period to the modern day
Les mer

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780199255160
Publisert
2007
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press
Vekt
639 gr
Høyde
240 mm
Bredde
160 mm
Dybde
15 mm
Aldersnivå
G, P, 01, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
286

Forfatter
Nash, David

Biographical note

David Nash is Reader in History at Oxford Brookes University. He has previously published on the secular and republican movements in England, specialising in the history of blasphemy, and appearing extensively in the media both Britain and America to speak on this subject. He has held visiting professorships in Utrecht and Buffalo, and is a permanent Visiting Research Fellow of the Center for Inquiry (Amherst, New York). In 2003 he was invited to give both verbal and written evidence to the House of Lords Select Committee on religious offences.

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