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Blasphemy and Apostasy in Islam: Debates in Shi’a Jurisprudence - In Translation: Contemporary Thought in Muslim Contexts
Kadivar, Mohsen (Research Professor in the Department of Religious Studies, Duke University)
Blasphemy and Apostasy in Islam: Debates in Shi’a Jurisprudence - In Translation: Contemporary Thought in Muslim Contexts
Kadivar, Mohsen (Research Professor in the Department of Religious Studies, Duke University)
This book tells the gripping story of Rafiq Taqi, an Azerbaijani journalist and writer, who was condemned to death by an Iranian cleric for a blasphemous news article in 2006. Mohsen Kadivar debates the case with Muhammad Jawad Fazel, the son of Grand Ayatollah Fazel Lankarani who issued the fatwa pronouncing death penalty on Taqi.
352 pages
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | April 13, 2021 |
ISBN13 | 9781474457576 |
Publishers | Edinburgh University Press |
Pages | 432 |
Dimensions | 224 × 145 × 32 mm · 642 g |
Translator | Mavani, Hamid (Associate Professor, Claremont School of Theology, Bayan Claremont) |
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