The Invention of Criminal Blasphemy
Rex v. Taylor (1676)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4884928 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elliott Visconsi (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 103 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 30-52 |
| Publication date | 2008-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Representations (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0734-6018 • E-ISSN: 1533-855X |
| Publisher | University of California Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1525/rep.2008.103.1.30 |
| OpenAlex | W3121318719 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
This article provides an account of the emergence of the common law jurisdiction over blasphemy, arguing that the blasphemy laws first developed in Rex v. Taylor had an explicitly secular purpose. Instead of understanding this crucial decision as an emblem of the early modern fusion of church and state, this article reads Sir Matthew Hale's axiom that "Christianity is parcel of the laws of England" as a step toward the emergence of an English civil religion
Archaeology · Blasphemy · Criminal law · Emblem · Jurisdiction · Political science · American Constitutional Law and Politics · History · Law · Mathematics · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity · Religious Freedom and Discrimination
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,29 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2023 (5) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |