Biblical Blaspheming

by Yvonne Sherwood

Book Overview

This book explores the strange persistence of 'blasphemy' in modern secular democracies by examining how accepted and prohibited ways of talking and thinking about the Bible and religion have changed over time. In a series of wide-ranging studies engaging disciplines such as politics, literature and visual theory, Yvonne Sherwood brings the Bible into dialogue with a host of interlocutors including John Locke, John Donne and the 9/11 hijackers, as...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107007860
• ISBN13: 9781107007864
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 398 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.9" x 9.1"