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Blasphemy: A Very Short Introduction
Langbeschreibung
This book considers the steady presence of blasphemy in our world today, even as society grows increasingly secular. Discussing some of the most famous cases of blasphemy, it looks at factors such as the increased visibility of religious and racial minorities, new media, and engines of surveillance, and the legacies of colonial blasphemy laws.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1: Introduction: 'Blasphemous' crucifixions
Yvonne Sherwood has spent thirty years teaching in British universities, including Kings College London, the University of Glasgow, and the University of Kent. She has had fellowships and grants from the British Academy; was the Speakers Lecturer at the University of Oxford in 2015; and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Oslo in 2017. Her many books include Biblical Blaspheming: Trials of the Sacred for a Secular Age (2012) shortlisted for the American Academy Awards for Excellence Book Prize; The Invention of the Biblical Scholar: A Critical Manifesto (with Stephen D. Moore, 2011); and The Bible and Feminism: Remapping the Field (2017).
ISBN-13:
9780198797579
Veröffentl:
2021
Erscheinungsdatum:
01.11.2021
Seiten:
160
Autor:
Yvonne Sherwood
Gewicht:
130 g
Format:
171x110x11 mm
Sprache:
Englisch