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... whores . ' ' Rushdie calls the Prophet a devil's name . ' ' Rushdie calls the Companions of the Prophet scum and bums . ' ' Rushdie says that the whole Qur'an was the Devil's work . ' And so forth . It has been bewildering to watch the ...
... whores . ' ' Rushdie calls the Prophet a devil's name . ' ' Rushdie calls the Companions of the Prophet scum and bums . ' ' Rushdie says that the whole Qur'an was the Devil's work . ' And so forth . It has been bewildering to watch the ...
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... whores of a brothel take the names of the wives of the Prophet Mahound in order to arouse their customers . The ' real ' wives are clearly stated to be ' living chastely ' in their harem . But why introduce so shocking an image ? For ...
... whores of a brothel take the names of the wives of the Prophet Mahound in order to arouse their customers . The ' real ' wives are clearly stated to be ' living chastely ' in their harem . But why introduce so shocking an image ? For ...
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admitting three pagan Arabian Sea archangels broken an Islamic broken faith back brothel called Jahilia Chamcha disputes about rules divines may insist doubt in dreams dream-figures he conjures dream-religion's aim dreams which persecute expressed doubts contribute extreme Muslim threats faith-shaking allegations given unquestioning respect homosexuality infect his daytimes insult and abuse intercessory level Islamic law least worth pointing Mahound Master and Margarita Mecca Sharif moment of doubt Muhammad's companion Salman Muhammad's revelation seemed mullahs Muslim world nocturnal retribution novel novel's dream-version obscene a language pagan and female Party doesn't ask persecute a dreamer place daily throughout portray a soul questions and faith-shaking Qur'an rejecting these goddesses rejection has implications religion's attitude repudiated these verses Rushdie Saladin Salman Rushdie Salman the Persian Satanic Verses sequence happens late soul in crisis tormenting the dreamer validity of religion's vilify or disprove visions of scepticism vivid the doubts waking Gibreel wish female children woman's testimony worth
References to this book
Laying the Ladder Down: The Emergence of Cultural Holism Betty Jean Craige No preview available - 1992 |