Blasphemy
Here are entered works on blasphemy in the legal and theological sense of maliciously reviling God or religion. Works on profane language are entered under Swearing. Works on judicial or official oaths are entered under Oaths.
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Negotiating the Sacred II: Blasphemy and Sacrilege in the Arts (2008), ed. by Elizabeth Burns Coleman and Maria Suzette Fernandes Dias (multiple formats with commentary at ANU E Press)- Negotiating the Sacred: Blasphemy and Sacrilege in a Multicultural Society (2006), ed. by Elizabeth Burns Coleman and Kevin White (multiple formats with commentary at ANU E Press)
- Prisoner for Blasphemy, by G. W. Foote (Gutenberg text)
- Sermons on Evil Speaking (six-sermon selection published in the 19th century), by Isaac Barrow, ed. by Henry Morley (Gutenberg text)
- The History of the Last Trial by Jury for Atheism in England: A Fragment of Autobiography Submitted for the Perusal of Her Majesty's Attorney-General and the British Clergy (London: J. Watson, 1850), by George Jacob Holyoake (Gutenberg text)
- Prisoner for Blasphemy, by G. W. Foote (Gutenberg text)
- The Three Trials of William Hone, for Publishing Three Parodies, viz. The Late John Wilkes's Catechism, The Political Litany, and The Sinecurist's Creed, on Three Ex-Officio Informations, at Guildhall, London, During Three Successive Days, December 18, 19, and 20, 1817 (bound with previously printed accounts of each trial, each with its own title page; London: W. Hone, 1818), ed. by William Hone (page images at HathiTrust)
- The Trial of Christ, From a Legal and Scriptural Viewpoint (St. Louis, Mo.: Thomas Law Book Company, c1948), by David K. Breed (HTML with commentary at sacred-texts.com)
Items below (if any) are from related and broader terms.
Filed under: Freedom of speech- Freedom of Expression in Universities and University Colleges: More Democracy, More Openness, and More Humanity? (Oslo: Scandinavian Academic Press, c2020), ed. by Mona Wille (PDF with commentary at Scandinavian Academic Press)
- Liberal Democracy and the Limits of Tolerance: Essays in Honor and Memory of Yitzhak Rabin (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, c2000), ed. by Raphael Cohen-Almagor (page images at HathiTrust)
- Speech and Respect (Hamlyn Lectures, #44; London: Stevens and Sons/Sweet and Maxwell, 1994), by Richard L. Abel (PDF in the UK)
- Broadcasting, Voice, and Accountability: A Public Interest Approach to Policy, Law, and Regulation (2008), by Steve Buckley, Kreszentia Duer, Toby Mendel, and Seán Ó Siochrú, contrib. by Monroe E. Price and Marc Raboy (HTML with commentary at digitalculture.org)
- In Defense of Free Speech in Universities: A Study of Three Jurisdictions (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, c2023), by Amy Tak-Yee Lai (multiple formats with commentary at fulcrum.org)
- Defeating Disinformation: Digital Platform Responsibility, Regulation, and Content Moderation on the Global Technological Commons (Cambridge, UK et al.: Cambridge University Press, 2025), ed. by Bhaskar Chakravorti and Joel P. Trachtman (HTML and PDF files at Cambridge)
- Suppression Stories (1997), by Brian Martin (HTML and PDF in Australia)
- The Limits of Religious Tolerance (Amherst, MA: Amherst College Press, c2016), by Alan Levinovitz (multiple formats with commentary at fulcrum.org)
- On the Liberty of the Press, and Public Discussion, by Jeremy Bentham (HTML at Texas)
- We Want a University (ca. 1965), by Free Speech Movement (Berkeley, Calif.), contrib. by Neal Blumenfeld (frame-dependent HTML at cdlib.org)
- In Defense of Free Speech in Universities: A Study of Three Jurisdictions (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, c2023), by Amy Tak-Yee Lai (multiple formats with commentary at fulcrum.org)
- Chile, Progress Stalled: Setbacks in Freedom of Expression Reform (New York: Human Rights Watch, 2001), by Sebastian Brett (HTML with commentary at hrw.org)
- Limits of Tolerance: Freedom of Expression and the Public Debate in Chile, by Sebastian Brett (HTML at hrw.org)
- Media Freedom in China: Roundtable Before the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, One Hundred Seventh Congress, Second Session, June 24, 2002 (Washington: GPO, 2002), by United States Congressional-Executive Commission on China
- The Heresy of Words in Cuba: Freedom of Expression and Information (Perspectives on Freedom #4; New York: Freedom House, c1985), by Carlos Ripoll (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Freedom of Speech in Universities: Islam, Charities and Counter-Terrorism (London and New York: Routledge, 2021), by Alison Scott-Baumann and Simon Perfect (multiple formats with commentary at Taylor and Francis)
- In Defense of Free Speech in Universities: A Study of Three Jurisdictions (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, c2023), by Amy Tak-Yee Lai (multiple formats with commentary at fulcrum.org)
- Crusaders for Freedom (Garden City, NY: Doubleday and Co., c1962), by Henry Steele Commager, illust. by Mimi Korach (page images at HathiTrust)
- Nigeria: Renewed Crackdown on Freedom of Expression (New York: Human Rights Watch, 2003), by Carina Tertsakian (HTML with commentary at hrw.org)
- Freedom of Expression in Universities and University Colleges: More Democracy, More Openness, and More Humanity? (Oslo: Scandinavian Academic Press, c2020), ed. by Mona Wille (PDF with commentary at Scandinavian Academic Press)
- A Voice in the Wilderness: A Magazine of Sane Radicalism (1917-1920; from a reprint edition), ed. by William J. Robinson (full serial archives)
- Language and War: Letter to a Friend Concerning Stalin's Article on Linguistics (Yonkers, NY: The author, c1950), by Earl Browder (page images at HathiTrust)
- "EuroMaydan": Human Rights Violations During Protests in Ukraine (2013), by Amnesty International (PDF at amnesty.org)
- And Campus for All: Diversity, Inclusion, and Freedom of Speech at U.S. Universities (2016), by American Center of P.E.N. (PDF with commentary at pen.org)
- The Silencing of Student Voices: Preserving Free Speech in America's Schools (Nashville, TN: First Amendment Center, c2003), by David L. Hudson
- Safe Spaces, Brave Spaces: Diversity and Free Expression in Education (Cambridge, MA and London: MIT Press, c2017), by John Palfrey (illustrated HTML at bravespaces.org)
- First Amendment: Cases, Controversies, and Contexts (Chicago: CALI eLangdell Press, 2016), by Ruthann Robson (revised first edition: multiple formats at archive.org)
- Privacy and Free Speech: It's Good for Business (second edition; San Francisco: ACLU of California, 2012), by Nicole A. Ozer and Chris Conley (HTML and PDF with commentary at aclunc-tech.org)
- FIRE's Guide to Free Speech on Campus (2005), by Harvey A. Silverglate, David A. French, and Greg Lukianoff (PDF files with commentary at thefire.org)
- The Free and the Brave: A Letter to the House Un-American Activities Committee on the Mundt-Nixon Bill (New York: American Civil Liberties Union, 1950), by Zechariah Chafee (page images at HathiTrust)
- Free Speech and Its Relation to Self-Government (New York: Harper, 1948), by Alexander Meiklejohn (page images at Wisconsin)
- In Defense of Free Speech in Universities: A Study of Three Jurisdictions (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, c2023), by Amy Tak-Yee Lai (multiple formats with commentary at fulcrum.org)
- Judicial Rhapsodies: Rhetoric and Fundamental Rights in the Supreme Court (Amherst: Amherst College Press, 2023), by Doug Coulson (multiple formats with commentary at fulcrum.org)
- Confessions of a Presidential Speechwriter (East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, c2014), by Craig R. Smith (multiple formats with commentary at fulcrum.org)
- Hate and the Internet (New York: American Jewish Committee, ca. 1999), by Kenneth S. Stern (PDF at ajcarchives.org)
- The Treason Case in Boston: Speech for the Defence by Mr. Sennott, the Defender of John Brown in Virginia; A Caustic Denunciation of Puritan Smelling Committees, Yankee Sneaks, and Abolition Thugs (ca. 1862), contrib. by George Sennott (page images at HathiTrust)
- The Free Speech Movement and the Negro Revolution (Detroit: News and Letters, 1965), by Mario Savio, Eugene Walker, and Raya Dunayevskaya, contrib. by Joel L. Pimsleur
- The Debs Decision (New York: Rand School of Social Science, 1919), by Scott Nearing (Gutenberg text and page images)
- Espionage Act Cases, With Certain Others on Related Points: New Law in Making as to Criminal Utterance In War-Time (New York: National Civil Liberties Bureau, 1918), ed. by Walter Nelles (page images at HathiTrust)
- President Lincoln's Views: An Important Letter on the Principles Involved in the Vallandigham Case (Philadelphia: King and Baird, 1863), by Abraham Lincoln
- The Trial of Scott Nearing and the American Socialist Society (New York: Rand School of Social Science, c1919), contrib. by Scott Nearing and Morris Hillquit
- It's a Secret (New York: Reynal and Hitchcock, c1946), by Henry Hoke (page images at HathiTrust)
- Revolutionary Radicalism: Its History, Purpose and Tactics; With an Exposition and Discussion of the Steps Being Taken and Required to Curb It (4 volumes; Albany: J. B. Lyon and Co., 1920), by New York (State) Legislature Joint Committee Investigating Seditious Activities
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