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Pakistan's Blasphemy Laws : From Islamic Empires to the Taliban /
Under the guise of Islamic law, the prophet Muhammad's Islam, and the Qur'an, states such as Pakistan, Afghanistan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Bangladesh are using blasphemy laws to suppress freedom of speech. Yet the Prophet never tried or executed anyone for blasphemy, nor does the Qur...
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Austin, TX :
University of Texas Press,
2013.
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| Édition: | First edition. |
| Collection: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- The ethnography of a military state
- Pakistan's military state and civil society
- Muhammad, the messenger
- Blasphemy laws' evolution
- Colonial origins, ambiguities, and execution of the blasphemy laws
- Risky knowledge, perilous times: history's martyr Mansur Hallaj
- Blasphemy cultures and Islamic empires
- The affiliates: where to?