In the Name of Culture and Religion: The Political Function of Blasphemy in Islamic States
This article argues that blasphemy laws and a cultural relativist approach to human rights have a political function in authoritarian states. Islamic states use a strong cultural relativist approach to justify their dismal human rights record. The main aim of this approach, however, is survival. The...
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| Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
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Taylor & Francis
[2016]
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| Στο/Στη: |
Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Έτος: 2016, Τόμος: 27, Τεύχος: 1, Σελίδες: 117-127 |
| Σημειογραφίες IxTheo: | AD Κοινωνιολογία της θρησκείας, Πολιτική της θρησκείας BJ Ισλάμ KBM Ασία ΤΚ Σύγχρονη Εποχή ΧΑ Δίκαιο |
| Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
Charlie Hebdo
B Saudi Arabia B Ισλάμ (μοτίβο) B Θρησκεία B Pakistan B Iran B political function of cultural relativism B Blasphemy B political function of blasphemy B Cultural Relativism B Culture B Islamic states |
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Volltext (Verlag) |
| Σύνοψη: | This article argues that blasphemy laws and a cultural relativist approach to human rights have a political function in authoritarian states. Islamic states use a strong cultural relativist approach to justify their dismal human rights record. The main aim of this approach, however, is survival. The article shows how Islamic countries use religion for their own political survival purposes and how blasphemy laws are often used to silence critique of political, social and religious orders that infringe on basic human rights. From this perspective, blasphemy laws are tools of oppression, not a symbol of cultural and religious difference. By highlighting how blasphemy laws and a cultural relativist approach to religion have been used as tools of oppression by authoritarian regimes, the article underscores the importance of freedom of expression for any functioning democracy. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-9311 |
| Περιλαμβάνει: | Enthalten in: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/09596410.2015.1114241 |