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Acts against God : a short history of blasphemy / David Nash.

A phenomenon that spans human experience, from the ancient world right up to today's ferocious religious debates, blasphemy is an act of individuals, but also a widespread and constant presence in cultural, political and religious life. Acts Against God is the first accessible history of this crime - its prosecution, its impact and its punishment and suppression. The book begins in ancient Greece with the genesis of blasphemy's link with the state. From here we move on to blasphemy in the medieval world, in the Reformation and the Enlightenment. The book concludes with the twenty-first century, with individuals and the state seeking to adopt blasphemy as the means to resist the secular and the globalization of culture.

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C9009050913 205.695 NAS
Adult nonfiction   City Branch . . Available .  
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ISBN 1789142016
9781789142013 (hbk.)
Dewey 205.695
Author Nash, David, (David S.) author.
Title Acts against God : a short history of blasphemy / David Nash.
Published London : Reaktion Books, 2020.
Physical description 207 pages ; 24 cm.
Note Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-202) and index.
Summary A phenomenon that spans human experience, from the ancient world right up to today's ferocious religious debates, blasphemy is an act of individuals, but also a widespread and constant presence in cultural, political and religious life. Acts Against God is the first accessible history of this crime - its prosecution, its impact and its punishment and suppression. The book begins in ancient Greece with the genesis of blasphemy's link with the state. From here we move on to blasphemy in the medieval world, in the Reformation and the Enlightenment. The book concludes with the twenty-first century, with individuals and the state seeking to adopt blasphemy as the means to resist the secular and the globalization of culture.
Subject Blasphemy -- History -- 19th century
Trials (Blasphemy)
Blasphemy -- Law and legislation
Blasphemy -- History -- 20th century
Offenses against religion -- History -- 19th century
Offenses against religion -- History -- 20th century
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