Blasphemy in the Christian World

A History

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Church, Church History, History
Cover of the book Blasphemy in the Christian World by David Nash, OUP Oxford
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: David Nash ISBN: 9780191614354
Publisher: OUP Oxford Publication: September 16, 2010
Imprint: OUP Oxford Language: English
Author: David Nash
ISBN: 9780191614354
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Publication: September 16, 2010
Imprint: OUP Oxford
Language: English

Tracing the subject from the Middle Ages to the present, David Nash 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.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Tracing the subject from the Middle Ages to the present, David Nash 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.

More books from OUP Oxford

Cover of the book Closing the Gap by David Nash
Cover of the book Motherhood and the Other by David Nash
Cover of the book Winding up the British Empire in the Pacific Islands by David Nash
Cover of the book Meaning in Mathematics by David Nash
Cover of the book Seventeenth-Century Fiction by David Nash
Cover of the book Experiences of Depression by David Nash
Cover of the book Concentrate Questions and Answers EU Law by David Nash
Cover of the book Fall of the Sultanate by David Nash
Cover of the book Phasing in Crystallography by David Nash
Cover of the book The Oxford Handbook of Tudor Literature by David Nash
Cover of the book Reconstructing Solidarity by David Nash
Cover of the book Remedies in International Human Rights Law by David Nash
Cover of the book The Sceptical Optimist by David Nash
Cover of the book Growth, Employment, and Poverty in Latin America by David Nash
Cover of the book The Biology of Mangroves and Seagrasses by David Nash
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy