From Blasphemy to Sacrilege: Searching for Religion in Controversies about Islam

Qur’an burnings have come to constitute a subculture in Scandinavia. Why have they focused on sacrilege against Islam’s scripture, while blasphemy against its prophet still dominates polemics in other parts of Europe? This essay traces the emergence of blasphemy as the principal form in which such p...

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Main Author: Devji, Faisal (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [publisher not identified] 2024
In: Temenos
Year: 2024, Volume: 60, Issue: 1, Pages: 179-184
Further subjects:B Muhammad
B Islam
B Blasphemy
B Injury
B Religion
B Qur’an
B Sacrilege
B insult
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