Negotiating the Sacred: Blasphemy and Sacrilege in a Multicultural Society - Softcover

White, Kevin; Coleman, Elizabeth Burns

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1920942475 ISBN 13: 9781920942472

Publisher: ANU E Press, 2010

Synopsis

This cross-disciplinary exploration of the role of the sacred, blasphemy and sacrilege in a multicultural society brings together philosophers, theologians, lawyers, historians, curators, anthropologists and sociologists, as well as Christian, Jewish and Islamic and secular perspectives. In bringing together different disciplinary and cultural approaches, the book provides a way of broadening our conceptions of what might count as sacred, sacrilegious and blasphemous, in moral and political terms. In addition, it provides original research data on blasphemy, sacrilege and religious tolerance from a range of disciplines. The book is presented in four sections: Section I: Religion Sacrilege and Blasphemy in Australia. Section II: Sacrilege and the Sacred Section III: The State, Religion and Tolerance Section IV: The Future: Openness and Dogmatism. The book will appeal to both those actively involved in religious negotiation and to scholars and students of religion in history, philosophy, anthropology, sociology and political science.

About this edition

• Publisher: ANU E Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1920942475
• ISBN 13: 9781920942472
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 248