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En blasfemi-sag fra 1938. (2011)

Larsen, Signe Engelbreth ; Warburg, Margit

In: Rambam; tidsskrift for jødisk kultur og forskning 20 (2011) 23-35

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ISSN: 0907-2160

Language: Danish

Year of publication: 2011

Titel der Quelle: Rambam; tidsskrift for jødisk kultur og forskning

Angaben zur Quelle: 20 (2011) 23-35

Keywords: Antisemitism

Abstract: Discusses the effects of a Danish blasphemy trial in 1938, in which five local Nazis were convicted for writing and distributing antisemitic material. The material presented the Jews as an infectious disease and accused them of world conspiracy. States that a blasphemy clause was included in the Danish criminal law after a heated parliamentary debate in the 1920s. In 1938 the clause was implemented in order to counter antisemitic propaganda and charges were raised against a number of leading Danish Nazis. Analyzes how the trial was used in the Nazi media to strengthen antisemitic views and further the Nazi cause. Discusses the relevance of the 1938 trial for current debates on the future of the blasphemy clause. Argues that it exemplifies why authorities should interfere legally against radical and hateful political discourse, but concludes that it also shows that legal proceedings against hate speech produce more hate speech.

Note: With an English summary.

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