Blasphemy
verbal offense against the sacred, from Moses to Salman Rushdie
Edición de la obra Blasphemy
| Autor | Leonard Williams Levy |
|---|---|
| Editorial | University of North Carolina Press |
| Fecha de publicación | 1995 |
| Lugar | Chapel Hill |
| Idioma | inglés |
| Páginas | 688 |
| ISBN-10 | 0807845159 |
| LCCN | 94031365 |
| Número de Cutter | L668b |
Throughout history, prosecutions for blasphemy have been tinged with political considerations. Prof. Levy traces the varied meanings of the offense in Western law-from ancient Hebrew crime of cursing God by name to the modern crime of ridiculing God.