Religion, Ethnicity, and Race in Finnish Legal Cases on Insults Against Religion

This article scrutinizes the Finnish religious insults and the related legal practice during the 21st century. It examines how the Office of the Prosecutor General, the courts, as well as the defendants construct the category of religion – i.e. that, which is a target of a special protection – and h...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tuomas Äystö
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Finnish Society for the Study of Religion 2018-12-01
Series:Temenos
Online Access:https://journal.fi/temenos/article/view/69828