Sacrilege versus civility Muslim perspectives on the Satanic Verses affair
Apart from studying the Satanic Verses Affair from the Muslim perspective, relates it to the broader context of the conflict between faith and godlessness in our times. Covering the whole range of the Affair -- the largely unacknowledged peaceful Muslim protest, the widely reported symbolic book-bur...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Leicester
Islamic Foundation
[1991]
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| Summary: | Apart from studying the Satanic Verses Affair from the Muslim perspective, relates it to the broader context of the conflict between faith and godlessness in our times. Covering the whole range of the Affair -- the largely unacknowledged peaceful Muslim protest, the widely reported symbolic book-burning in Bradford, the fatwa and the latest twist -- Rushdie's 'conversion' to Islam, it states the Muslim belief in the primacy of civility over sacrilege. |
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| Physical Description: | 383 pages 21 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0860372103 0860372111 |