Freedom of Religion, Apostasy and Islam
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Sprache:Englisch
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Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
28.05.2004
Verlag
Taylor and FrancisSeitenzahl
240
Maße (L/B/H)
23.4/15.6/1.3 cm
Gewicht
453 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-0-7546-3083-8
Debate on freedom of religion as a human right takes place not only in the Western world but also in Muslim communities throughout the world. For Muslims concerned for this freedom, one of the major difficulties is the 'punishment for apostasy' - death for those who desert Islam. This book argues that the law of apostasy and its punishment by death in Islamic law are untenable in the modern period. The law of apostasy conflicts with a variety of foundation texts of Islam and with the current ethos of human rights, in particular the freedom to choose one's religion. In examining the significant challenges the punishment of apostasy faces in the modern period inside and outside Muslim communities - exploring in particular how the issue is dealt with in a multi-religious Muslim majority country, Malaysia - the authors discuss arguments by prominent Muslims today for an absolute freedom of religion and for discarding the death penalty for apostasy.
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