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This article examines religious hate speech as a discursive technology that constructs adversaries through conceptual antinomies, enabling moral disengagement and legitimising exclusion or violence. It draws on interdisciplinary perspectives from philosophy, law, sociology, and theology and discusses significant cases—including the Northern Ireland Troubles, ISIS propaganda, Hindu extremist rhetoric against Christians, and Buddhist ultranationalism against Rohingya Muslims—demonstrating how religious identities intersect with other factors to create hostile narratives. The article explores definitional challenges, distinguishes hate speech from incitement to genocide and blasphemy laws, and examines US and European legal approaches. It reveals that hate speech produces multilayered harms affecting individuals, targeted groups, and democratic processes, with causal factors including ideological antinomies, political manipulation, and social media amplification. The study argues that combating religious hate speech requires moving beyond punitive criminal law to embrace restorative justice, interfaith solidarity, counter-speech initiatives, and educational programs. Only through multifaceted collective efforts can societies preserve democratic values and protect vulnerable populations from discrimination and marginalization.

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Abstract
1. Introduction
2. The Concept of “Hate Speech”
2.1 Defining The Term
2.2 Some Important Distinctions
2.3 Several Notions and Traditions
2.4 Free Speech and Hate Speech: The Debate in the US
3. Harms and Causes
3.1 Private and Public Harms
3.2 The Causes of Hate Speech
4. Some Responses
4.1 Legal Remedies: The European Debate
4.2 Responses from Civil Society and Religious Leaders
5. Conclusion
References

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저자

• Fr. René M. Micallef sj [ Pontifical Gregorian University, Italy ]

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간행물

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• 간행물명

  에피스테메 [EPISTÉMÈ]

• 간기

  계간

• pISSN

  1976-9660

• 수록기간

  2007~2026

• 등재여부

  KCI 등재

• 십진분류

  KDC 331.05 DDC 301