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• Author/Creator:Sherwood, Yvonne, author.
  
• Title:Blasphemy : a very short introduction / Yvonne Sherwood.
  
• ISBN:0198797575
  9780198797579
  
• Edition:First edition.
  
• Publication:Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2021.
  
• Copyright notice date: ©2021
  
• Physical Description:xviii, 145 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 18 cm.
  

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  • Call Number: BL65.B54 S54 2021 (LC)
    
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• Summary:In an increasingly secular world, 'blasphemy' is surely a defunct concept. And yet blasphemy (life God and religion) seems to be on the rise. In this Very Short Introduction Yvonne Sherwood asks why this should be the case, looking at factors such as the increased visibility of religious and racial minorities, new media, and the legacies of colonial blasphemy laws. Throughout, she uncovers new histories, from the story of accidentally blasphemous cartoons to the close associations between blasphemy, sex, and birth control, and asks why some 'blasphemies' have become infamous, while others have disappeared.
  
• Format:Book
• Series:Very short introductions ; 681
  Very short introductions ; 681.
  
• BibliographyIncludes bibliographical references (pages 131-136) and index.
  
• Contents:1. Introduction: 'blasphemous' crucifixions -- 2. Blasphemy in scarequotes -- 3. Blasphemy and religion -- 4. Blasphemy and law -- 5. Blasphemy and minorities -- 6. Blasphemy and media.
  
• Subjects:Blasphemy.
  Blasphemy--Social aspects.
  Blasphemy--Law and legislation.
  Blasphemy.
  Blasphemy--Law and legislation.
  Blasphemy--Social aspects.