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The Rushdie affair : the novel, the Ayatollah, and the West / Daniel Pipes ; with a postscript by Koenraad Elst.
Van Pelt Library PR6068.U757 S27355 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pipes, Daniel, 1949-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rushdie, Salman. Satanic verses.
- Rushdie, Salman.
- Khomeini, Ruhollah.
- Islam and literature--History--20th century.
- Islam and literature.
- Freedom of the press--History--20th century.
- Freedom of the press.
- Censorship--History--20th century.
- Censorship.
- History.
- Literature.
- Physical Description:
- 303 pages ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New Brunswick, N.J. : Transaction Publishers, [2003]
- Contents:
- 1. Half a Year of Upheaval 19
- Protests and Riots 19
- Khomeini Steps In 26
- Diplomatic Crisis 30
- Part I The Author, the Novel, and the Edict
- 2. Rushdie: A Man of the Left 41
- Great Britain and the United States 43
- The One Country Rushdie Likes 46
- 3. How is the Book Blasphemous? 53
- The Satanic Verses Incident 56
- The Historical Record 56
- Rushdie's Treatment 59
- The Muslim Reaction 61
- More on the Qur'an and Muhammad 62
- Other Affronts 67
- 4. Blame Rushdie for the Furor? 70
- The Case Against Rushdie 70
- The Case For Rushdie 77
- 5. Khomeini's Edict 87
- Was the Edict Legal? 87
- Criticism of Khomeini 93
- Why Khomeini Took This Step 95
- Critics vs. Supporters 95
- Religious Motives 97
- Many Precedents 101
- 6. Why Fundamentalist Muslims Picked on Rushdie 106
- Fundamentalist Sensitivities 106
- Taboo 106
- The Nature of Fiction 110
- The Title 113
- Part II Protests and Repercussions
- 7. A Great Conspiracy Against Islam 123
- Defending Islam 123
- The United States and Israel 129
- The Struggle With Saudi Arabia 133
- 8. Muslim Responses to Khomeini 138
- Support 138
- Hedging 142
- Opposition 145
- 9. Western Responses to Khomeini 155
- Governments 155
- Intellectuals and Journalists 159
- Religious Leaders 163
- Publishers, Bookstores and Libraries 167
- The Soviet Bloc and Third World 171
- 10. Iran's Shadow in the West 179
- Local Muslim Pressure 180
- State-sponsored Terrorism 184
- Hostages 187
- Commercial Interests 188
- Revolutionary Ideology 190
- 11. Censorship and its Costs 195
- A Chilling Effect 195
- The Impact on Rushdie and His Book 200
- Censorship Spawns Ignorance 206
- Did Censorship Save Lives? 209
- 12. Muslims Living in the West 214
- Euro-Islam on the March 214
- Will Muslims Integrate? 220
- Western Disquiet 223
- 13. Concluding Thoughts 232
- Caprice and Irony 233
- Repercussions 237
- Images of the Other 240
- Freedom of Speech 248.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0765809966
- OCLC:
- 51728743
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