Demystifying the Sacred Blasphemy and Violence from the French Revolution to Today

This book investigates the relationship between blasphemy and violence in modern history, with a focus on cases from the European world, including its (post-) colonial ties. Spanning from the late-eighteenth century to today, it shows how cultures of blasphemy, and related acts of heresy, apostasy a...

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Other Authors: Bouwers, Eveline (Editor), Nash, David (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2022
Series:New Perspectives on the History of Liberalism and Freethought 2
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