Freedom of expression in Islam : challenging apostasy and blasphemy laws.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Imprint: | London [England] : Bloomsbury, 2021. London [England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021. |
| Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12524284 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction. Muhammad Khalid Masud, International Islamic University, Pakistan; Kari Vogt, University of Oslo, Norway; Lena Larsen, University of Oslo, Norway; & Christian Moe, Independent Scholar
- Part one. The historical construction. Blasphemy laws in Islam: towards a rethinking? ; Freedom of religion in Qur'anic exegesis ; Hermeneutic shifts in the definition of blasphemy: reading Ibn Taymiyya's al-Sarim al-Maslul 'aala, Shatim al-Rasul
- Part two. Present practices.
- The crimes of blasphemy and apostasy in Iran ; Guarding the mainstream: blasphemy and apostasy in Egypt ; Plurality, dissent and hegemony: the story behind Pakistan's blasphemy law ; Politics of Fatwa, 'Deviant groups' and Takfir in the context of Indonesian pluralism: a study of the council of Indonesian Ulama
- Part three. New directions. Transgressing all bounds? Gendering authority and engendering orthodoxy Re-framing reform: lessons from the Apostasy trials of Hassan Yousefi Eshkevari and Hashem Aghajari Toward removing the punishment of Apostasy in Islam.
