Introduction
| Autor: | Yvonne Sherwood |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Zdroj: | Blasphemy: A Very Short Introduction ISBN: 0198797575 Blasphemy: A Very Short Introduction |
| DOI: | 10.1093/actrade/9780198797579.003.0001 |
| Popis: | ‘Introduction’ defines blasphemy and assesses what makes a blasphemy. Blasphemy is never purely about content; it needs a social and legal context, and tends to favour the values of the majority. Dictionary definitions of blasphemy as ‘speaking sacrilegiously’ about ‘God or sacred things’ suggest that blasphemy is somehow a purely religious crime. But this seems inaccurate, as many prosecuted crucifixions have targeted politics, nationalism, and the fusion of church and state. By definition, blasphemy seems to be in the eyes and ears of the receiver. But if some seeming ‘blasphemies’ are celebrated and commissioned by religious communities, then trying to guess what might hurt religious communities might be tricky. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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