A Satanic Affair
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A Satanic Affair
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Author : Malise Ruthven
language : en
Publisher: Random House (UK)
Release Date : 1990
A Satanic Affair written by Malise Ruthven and has been published by Random House (UK) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Literary Criticism categories.
This is a full account of the Rushdie affair pointing out how the crisis has focused attention on the cultural divide between the West and Muslim countries and secular and religious cultures.
A Satanic Affair
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Author : Malise Ruthven
language : en
Publisher: Random House (UK)
Release Date : 1991
A Satanic Affair written by Malise Ruthven and has been published by Random House (UK) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Islam categories.
The Rushdie Affair
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Author : Daniel Pipes
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-09-29
The Rushdie Affair written by Daniel Pipes and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-29 with Literary Criticism categories.
The publication in 1988 of Salman Rushdie's novel The Satanic Verses triggered a furor that pitted much of the Islamic world against the West over issues of blasphemy and freedom of expression. The controversy soon took on the aspect of a confrontation of civilizations, provoking powerful emotions on a global level. It involved censorship, protests, riots, a break in diplomatic relations, culminating in the notorious Iranian edict calling for the death of the novelist. In The Rushdie Affair, Daniel Pipes explains why the publication of The Satanic Verses became a cataclysmic event with far-reaching political and social consequences.Pipes looks at the Rushdie affair in both its political and cultural aspects and shows in considerable detail what the fundamentalists perceived as so offensive in The Satanic Verses as against what Rushdie's novel actually said. Pipes explains how the book created a new crisis between Iran and the West at the time--disrupting international diplomacy, billions of dollars in trade, and prospects for the release of Western hostages in Lebanon.Pipes maps out the long-term implications of the crisis. If the Ayatollah so easily intimidated the West, can others do the same? Can millions of fundamentalist Muslims now living in the United States and Europe possibly be assimilated into a culture so alien to them? Insightful and brilliantly written, this volume provides a full understanding of one of the most significant events in recent years. Koenraad Elst's postscript reviews the enduring impact of the Rushdie affair.
The Satanic Verses
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Author : Salman Rushdie
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan
Release Date : 2000-12
The Satanic Verses written by Salman Rushdie and has been published by Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-12 with Fiction categories.
Just before dawn one winter's morning, a hijacked jetliner explodes above the English Channel. Through the falling debris, two figures, Gibreel Farishta, the biggest star in India, and Saladin Chamcha, an expatriate returning from his first visit to Bombay in fifteen years, plummet from the sky, washing up on the snow-covered sands of an English beach, and proceed through a series of metamorphoses, dreams, and revelations.
White Teeth
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Author : Zadie Smith
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2001-01-25
White Teeth written by Zadie Smith and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-01-25 with Fiction categories.
An unforgettable portrait of London and one of the most talked about debuts of all time! 'The almost preposterous talent was clear from the first pages' Guardian On New Years Day 1975, the day of his almost-suicide, life said yes to Archie Jones. Not OK or 'You-might-as-well-carry-on-since-you've-started'. A resounding affirmative. Promptly seizing his second life by the horns, Archie meets and marries Clara Bowden, a Caribbean girl twenty-eight years his junior. Thus begins a tale of friendship, of love and war, of three culture and three families over three generations . . . ***** 'Street-smart and learned, sassy and philosophical all at the same time' New York Times 'Outstanding' Sunday Telegraph 'An astonishingly assured début, funny and serious . . . I was delighted' Salman Rushdie
Place Of The Sacred
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Author : Joel Kuortti
language : en
Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing
Release Date : 1997
Place Of The Sacred written by Joel Kuortti and has been published by Peter Lang Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Holy, The, in literature categories.
The Affair Of The Poisons
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Author : Anne Somerset
language : en
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Release Date : 2014-01-14
The Affair Of The Poisons written by Anne Somerset and has been published by St. Martin's Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-14 with History categories.
The Affair of the Poisons, as it became known, was an extraordinary episode that took place in France during the reign of Louis XIV. When poisoning and black magic became widespread, arrests followed. Suspects included those among the highest ranks of society. Many were tortured and numerous executions resulted. The 1676 torture and execution of the Marquise de Brinvilliers marked the start of the scandal which rocked the foundations of French society and sent shock waves through all of Europe. Convicted of conspiring with her adulterous lover to poison her father and brothers in order to secure the family fortune, the marquise was the first member of the noble class to fall. In the French court of the period, where sexual affairs were numerous, ladies were not shy of seeking help from the murkier elements of the Parisian underworld, and fortune-tellers supplemented their dubious trade by selling poison. It was not long before the authorities were led to believe that Louis XIV himself was at risk. With the police chief of Paris police alerted, every hint of danger was investigated. Rumors abounded and it was not long before the King ordered the setting up of a special commission to investigate the poisonings and bring offenders to justice. No one, the King decreed, no matter how grand, would be spared having to account for their conduct. The royal court was soon thrown into disarray. The Mistress of the Robes and a distinguished general were among the early suspects. But they paled into insignificance when the King's mistress was incriminated. If, as was said, she had engaged in vile Satanic rituals and had sought to poison a rival for the King's affections, what was Louis XIV to do? Anne Somerset has gone back to original sources, letters and earlier accounts of the affair. By the end of her account, she reaches firm conclusions on various crucial matters. The Affair of the Poisons is an enthralling account of a sometimes bizarre period in French history.
Satan S Affair
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Author : H. D. Carlton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022-04-26
Satan S Affair written by H. D. Carlton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-04-26 with categories.
The Satanic Verses Or A Satanic Novel
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Author : Ali AlʼAmin Mazrui
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989
The Satanic Verses Or A Satanic Novel written by Ali AlʼAmin Mazrui and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Blasphemy (Islam) categories.
From Fatwa To Jihad
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Author : Kenan Malik
language : en
Publisher: Atlantic Books Ltd
Release Date : 2012-06-01
From Fatwa To Jihad written by Kenan Malik and has been published by Atlantic Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-01 with Political Science categories.
Longlisted for the Orwell Prize for Books 2010 The Number 1 international bestseller updated and reissued. Almost thirty years ago, the image of burning copies of Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses held aloft by thousand-strong mobs of protesters became an internationally familiar symbol of anger and offence. In From Fatwa to Jihad, Kenan Malik reveals how the Rushdie affair transformed the debate worldwide on multiculturalism, tolerance and free speech, helped fuel the rise of radical Islam and pointed the way to the horrors of 9/11 and 7/7. In this new edition, Malik examines the rise of home-grown jihadis, the threat of IS-inspired terrorism in Europe and how the West has failed to learn the lessons of the past.