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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.

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Author:   E. Coleman ,  K. White
Publisher:   ANU Press
Imprint:   ANU Press
ISBN:  

9781920942472

ISBN 10:   1920942475
Pages:   246
Publication Date:   01 June 2006
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

  Preliminary Pages    Negotiating the sacred in multicultural societies – Elizabeth Burns Coleman and Kevin White Section I. Religion, Sacrilege and Blasphemy in Australia Negotiating religious dialogue: A response to the recent increase of anti-Semitism in Australia – Suzanne Rutland Are we capable of offending God? Taking blasphemy seriously – Helen Pringle A flaw in the nation-building process: Negotiating the sacred in our multicultural society – Veronica Brady The paradox of Islam and the challenges of modernity – Kuranda Seyit Section II. Sacrilege and the Sacred Stretching the sacred – Elizabeth Burns Coleman and Kevin White Sacralising the profane, profaning the sacred – Colin Tatz Is that a human skull? All in the name of art! – Dianne McGowan The bourgeois sacred: Unveiling the 'secular society' – Liam Dee Section III. The State, Religion and Tolerance Sacrilege: From public crime to personal offence – Ian Hunter Expressions of religiosity and blasphemy in modern societies – Riaz Hassan Negotiating the sacred in law: Regulation of gifts motivated by religious faith – Pauline Ridge Negotiating a religious identity in modern Japan: The Christian experience – Colin Noble Section IV. The Future: Openness and Dogmatism 'We already know what is good and just…': Idolatry and the scalpel of suspicion – Winifred Wing Han Lamb The sacred and sacrilege—ethics not metaphysics – Eilidh St John Resolving disputes over Aboriginal sacred sites: Some experiences in the 1990s – Hal Wootten   Bibliography Index  

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