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Book Synopsis
This pioneering study of the evolution of blasphemy laws from the early Islamic empires to the present-day Taliban uncovers the history and questionable motives behind Pakistan’s blasphemy laws and calls for a return to the prophet Muhammad’s peaceful vis

Table of Contents
  • Preface. The Ethnography of a Military State
  • Chapter 1. Pakistan’s Military State and Civil Society
  • Chapter 2. Muhammad, the Messenger
  • Chapter 3. Blasphemy Laws’ Evolution
  • Chapter 4. Colonial Origins, Ambiguities, and Execution of the Blasphemy Laws
  • Chapter 5. Risky Knowledge, Perilous Times: History’s Martyr Mansur Hallaj
  • Chapter 6. Blasphemy Cultures and Islamic Empires
  • Conclusion. The Affiliates: Where To?
  • Appendices
    • 1. Fieldwork
    • 2. Text of Pakistan’s Blasphemy Laws
    • 3. A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission
    • 4. The Hudood Ordinance Qanun-e Shahadat, the Law of Evidence
    • 5. Fate of a Teacher Accused of Blasphemy to Be Decided Today
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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      Publisher: MU - University of Texas Press
      Publication Date: 01/07/2013
      ISBN13: 9780292762121, 978-0292762121
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This pioneering study of the evolution of blasphemy laws from the early Islamic empires to the present-day Taliban uncovers the history and questionable motives behind Pakistan’s blasphemy laws and calls for a return to the prophet Muhammad’s peaceful vis

      Table of Contents
      • Preface. The Ethnography of a Military State
      • Chapter 1. Pakistan’s Military State and Civil Society
      • Chapter 2. Muhammad, the Messenger
      • Chapter 3. Blasphemy Laws’ Evolution
      • Chapter 4. Colonial Origins, Ambiguities, and Execution of the Blasphemy Laws
      • Chapter 5. Risky Knowledge, Perilous Times: History’s Martyr Mansur Hallaj
      • Chapter 6. Blasphemy Cultures and Islamic Empires
      • Conclusion. The Affiliates: Where To?
      • Appendices
        • 1. Fieldwork
        • 2. Text of Pakistan’s Blasphemy Laws
        • 3. A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission
        • 4. The Hudood Ordinance Qanun-e Shahadat, the Law of Evidence
        • 5. Fate of a Teacher Accused of Blasphemy to Be Decided Today
      • Notes
      • Bibliography
      • Index

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