In this Book
- The Fall and Rise of Blasphemy Law
- Book
- 2016
- Published by: Leiden University Press
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
summary
In contemporary politics two conflicting trends have influenced freedom of expression. The first confirms that many Western countries have become less strict about sacrilegious expression and repealed their blasphemy laws or withdrew much of their punishment for blasphemy. Yet the second trend manifests in an opposing movement, often couched in terms of religious freedom, which attempts to reconcile free speech with freedom of religion by punishing expressions deemed, for instance, “hate speech.” With contributions by scholars from a wide range of disciplines, this book offers an examination of topical issues relating to both of these movements, looking at freedom of expression, censorship, and blasphemy in contemporary multicultural democracies.
Table of Contents
- 1 General Introduction
- pp. 17-26
- 5 Death of a Princess
- pp. 111-136
- 6 Rushdie’s Critics
- pp. 137-156
- Bibliography
- pp. 235-252
- List of Contributors
- pp. 253-256
Additional Information
ISBN
9789400602717
Related ISBN(s)
9789087282684
MARC Record
OCLC
965157074
Pages
268
Launched on MUSE
2017-01-05
Language
English
Open Access
Yes
Creative Commons
CC-BY-NC