A Brief History of Blasphemy: Liberalism, Censorship and the & "Satanic Verses"
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ISBN 10
951592203
ISBN 13
9780951592205
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291.56
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In his A Brief History of Blasphemy (1990), Webster described himself as "an atheist who was brought up as a Methodist." In the book, Webster discussesd the Muslim response to The Satanic Verses and argues against unrestricted freedom of speech.
This work led Margareta Petersson to describe him as being one of the few Western writers who have "tried to view the Rushdie affair from a Muslim perspective", viewing the controversy over The Satanic Verses not as a single case of confrontation between Islam and the West, but the most recent of a series of hostile encounters, which started as soon as Muhammad's movement had grown strong. The book was praised by Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury.
This work led Margareta Petersson to describe him as being one of the few Western writers who have "tried to view the Rushdie affair from a Muslim perspective", viewing the controversy over The Satanic Verses not as a single case of confrontation between Islam and the West, but the most recent of a series of hostile encounters, which started as soon as Muhammad's movement had grown strong. The book was praised by Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury.
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