The blasphemies of Thomas Aikenhead : boundaries of belief on the eve of the enlightenment /

The blasphemies of Thomas Aikenhead : boundaries of belief on the eve of the enlightenment / Michael F. Graham.

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"This is the first modern, book-length study of the case of Thomas Aikenhead, the sometime University of Edinburgh student who in 1697 earned the unfortunate distinction of being the last person executed for blasphemy in Britain." "Taking a micro-historical approach, Michael F. Graham...

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Main Author: Graham, Michael F.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, ©2008.
Subjects:
Aikenhead, Thomas, > 1676-1697 > Trials, litigation, etc.
Aikenhead, Thomas, > 1676-1697 > Death and burial.
Aikenhead, Thomas, > 1676-1697.
Trials (Blasphemy) > Scotland > Edinburgh.
Blasphemy > Scotland > History > 17th century.
Enlightenment > Scotland.
Hanging > Scotland > History > 17th century.
Scotland > Intellectual life > 17th century.
Scotland > Civilization > 17th century.
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