Why I am not a Muslim

The Rushdie affair -- The origins of Islam -- The problem of sources -- Muhammad and his message -- The Koran -- The totalitarian nature of Islam -- Is Islam compatible with democracy and human rights? -- Arab imperialism, Islamic colonialism -- The Arab conquests and the position of non-Muslim subj...

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Auteur principal: Ibn Warraq 1946- (Auteur)
Type de support: Imprimé Livre
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Amherst, NY Prometheus Books 2011
Dans:Année: 2011
Édition:[Repr.]
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Islam / Critique
B Koran / Démythologisation (exégèse biblique)
B Islam / Démocratisation
Sujets non-standardisés:B Islamismo
B Islam Controversial literature
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Résumé:The Rushdie affair -- The origins of Islam -- The problem of sources -- Muhammad and his message -- The Koran -- The totalitarian nature of Islam -- Is Islam compatible with democracy and human rights? -- Arab imperialism, Islamic colonialism -- The Arab conquests and the position of non-Muslim subjects -- Heretics and heterodoxy, atheism and freethought, reason and revelation -- Greek philosophy and science and their influence on Islam -- Sufism or Islamic mysticism -- Al-Ma'arri -- Women and Islam -- Taboos: wine, pigs, and homosexuality -- Final assessment of Muhammad -- Islam in the West
Description:Hardcover published 1995. - Includes bibliographical references (p. 367-389) and index
ISBN:1591020115