Finding the enemy within: Blasphemy Accusations and Subsequent Violence in Pakistan/

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In the past decade, Pakistan has witnessed incidents such as the public lynching of a student on a university campus, a Christian couple being torched alive, attacks on entire neighbourhoods by angry mobs and the assassination of a provincial governor by his own security guard over allegations of bl...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ashraf, Sana
Corporate Author: Australian National University Press
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Canberra, ACT, Australia : Australian National University Press, 2021.
Subjects:
Blasphemy (Islam)
Blasphemy > Pakistan.
Violence > Religious aspects > Islam.
Blasphème (Islam)
Blasphème > Pākistān.
Violence > Aspect religieux > Islam.
Blasphemy
Violence > Religious aspects > Islam
Pakistan
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Part I
  • 1. Historical roots of anti-blasphemy violence in Pakistan: Formation of self, community and the state
  • 2. Religious discourse concerning blasphemy: Politics of uncertainty and legitimacy
  • Part II
  • 3. Blasphemy accusations: Power, purity and the enemy within
  • 4. Violence in the making: The politics of escalation fromaccusation to punishment
  • Part III
  • 5. Legitimate punishment of blasphemy: Contestation between the legal system and popular justice
  • 6. At the nexus of state and society: Continuities and discontinuities between the legal system and popular justice
  • Conclusion.

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