Charlie the Freethinker: Religion, Blasphemy, and Decent Controversy

This comment examines the tension between freedom of expression and freedom of religion by embedding the Charlie Hebdo cartoons in a wider, century-old European tradition of publications mocking religion, including Christianity. It describes, and draws lessons from, the 19th century blasphemy case a...

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Main Author: Benesch, Susan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill, Nijhoff 2015
In: Religion and human rights
Year: 2015, Volume: 10, Issue: 3, Pages: 244-254
Further subjects:B Charlie Hebdo The Freethinker Blasphemy (history of English law of) Coleridge freedom of expression lawful attacks on religion human rights law freedom of expression freedom of religion
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)