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This volume examines both historical developments and contemporary expressions of blasphemy across the world. The transgression of religious boundaries incurs m

This volume examines both historical developments and contemporary expressions of blasphemy across the world. The transgression of religious boundaries incurs m

Through an examination of a broad range of contentious imagery in art, this book questions the status of blasphemy in a world ever more divided in its views of

What society considers blasphemy - a verbal assault against the sacred - is a litmus test of the standards it believes to be necessary to preserve unity, order,

Demystifying the Sacred: Blasphemy and Violence from the French Revolution to Today offers a much-needed analysis of a subject that historians have largely igno