List of Illustrations . . xiii
Postscript . . xv

Introduction . . 1
1. The Past Invades the Present: Blasphemy in the Contemporary World . . 12
2. Blasphemy in Words and Pictures: Part I, 1500—1800 . . 42
3. Blasphemy in Words and Pictures: Part II, 1800—2000 . . 72
4. Who Were the Blasphemers? . . 106
5. Controlling the Profane . . 147
6. Responses to Blasphemy: Victims and Communities . . 184
7. Last Temptations and Visions of Ecstasv: Blasphemy and Film . . 208
Conclusion . . 233

Select Bibliography . . 249
Index . . 261