A Brief History of Blasphemy
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| Author | Richard Webster |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | The Satanic Verses controversy |
| Publisher | The Orwell Press |
Publication date | 1990 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 152 |
| ISBN | 978-0951592205 |
A Brief History of Blasphemy: Liberalism, Censorship and the Satanic Verses is a 1990 book by Richard Webster, in which the author discusses the controversy over Salman Rushdie's novel The Satanic Verses (1988). Webster critiques the freedom to blaspheme, and argues against The Crime of Blasphemy (which advocated the abolition of Britain's blasphemy laws "without replacement").