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Pakistan's blasphemy laws from Islamic empires to the Taliban

Title
Pakistan's blasphemy laws [electronic resource] : from Islamic empires to the Taliban / by Shemeem Burney Abbas.
Author
Abbas, Shemeem Burney.
Publication
Austin, TX : University of Texas Press, 2013.

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Description
1 online resource (xvi, 204 pages) : illustrations.
Uniform Title
Pakistan's blasphemy laws (Online)
Alternative Title
Pakistan's blasphemy laws (Online)
Subject
  • Blasphemy > Pakistan
  • Blasphemy (Islam)
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-193) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Pakistan's military state and civil society -- Muhammad, the messenger -- Blasphemy laws' evolution -- Colonial origins, ambiguities, and execution of the blasphemy laws -- Risky knowledge, perilous times : history's martyr Mansur Hallaj -- Blasphemy cultures and Islamic empires.
LCCN
2012044362
OCLC
ssj0000886472
Author
Abbas, Shemeem Burney.
Title
Pakistan's blasphemy laws [electronic resource] : from Islamic empires to the Taliban / by Shemeem Burney Abbas.
Imprint
Austin, TX : University of Texas Press, 2013.
Edition
First edition.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-193) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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