overview

This note considers blasphemy and sacrilege, highlighting issues, regulation and studies.

It covers -

• blasphemy - what is blasphemy
• sacrilege - what is sacrilege
• issues - questions about offence, authority and free speech
• studies - points of entry to the literature about blasphemy and sacrilege
• Australia - the Australian blasphemy regime
• Aust cases 1 - Australian blasphemy cases and debate
• Aust cases 2 - Australian sacrilege cases
• UK - the UK blasphemy regime
• Europe - blasphemy in Europe
• N America - the US and Canadian blasphemy regimes
• elsewhere - blasphemy in the Middle East, Africa and Asia
• institutions - disagreement about the role of galleries and other cultural institutions
• online - blasphemy on the net
• landmarks - key points in the history of blasphemy
  

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