The Sacred Orders of Finnish Political Discourse on the Revision of the Blasphemy Law

This article examines how Finnish politicians constructed the legal protection of religion and the relationship between religion and society during the process of revising the blasphemy and religious insult sections of the Finnish criminal code in the late 1990s. In doing so, it analyzes their disco...

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Main Author: Äystö, Tuomas (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2017
In: Numen
Year: 2017, Volume: 64, Issue: 2/3, Pages: 294-321
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Finland / Blasphemy / Legislation / Religion / Politics
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
CG Christianity and Politics
KBE Northern Europe; Scandinavia
SA Church law; state-church law
Further subjects:B Blasphemy religion politics law sacred Finland
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)