Criticizing Religion in a Globalized World
The article examines whether freedom of speech need to be reexamined with the easy access to information from different parts of the world due to the Internet, highlighting the violence against journalists who ridicule religion. The shooting of French magazine "Charlie Hebdo" in Paris, Fra...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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The University of North Carolina Press
2016
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Cross currents
Year: 2016, Volume: 66, Issue: 1, Pages: 92-107 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Internationality
/ Critique of religion
/ Freedom of speech
B Charlie hebdo / Muḥammad 570-632 / Caricature / Blasphemy |
| IxTheo Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism AD Sociology of religion; religious policy ZC Politics in general |
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MUHAMMAD, Prophet, d. 632
B Blasphemy (Islam) B CHARLIE Hebdo Shooting, Paris, France, 2015 B Religions B SECTARIAN conflict B Freedom of speech |
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| Summary: | The article examines whether freedom of speech need to be reexamined with the easy access to information from different parts of the world due to the Internet, highlighting the violence against journalists who ridicule religion. The shooting of French magazine "Charlie Hebdo" in Paris, France is discussed which was due to its cartoons that criticized Prophet Muhammad. Also explored are the condemnation of the attack, blasphemy and religions' sense of humor. |
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| ISSN: | 1939-3881 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Cross currents
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/cros.12177 |