Blasphemy and Religious Violence in Pakistan
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Blasphemy laws and mental illness in Pakistan
There is emerging evidence that individuals who are mentally ill are overrepresented in the group of defendants prosecuted under the blasphemy laws of Pakistan. This article discusses the background of blasphemy legislation in Pakistan, and proposes causal interactions between underlying mental illness in the defendant and prosecution for blasphemy. It sketches possible legal safeguards for suc...
متن کاملReligious and spiRitual dimensions of tRaumatic Violence
Events of the past decade, including the terrorist attacks on September 11, clergy sexual abuse scandals, high-profile violence against women and minority groups, and ongoing combat in many areas of the world have focused attention on the prevalence and impact of traumatic violent events. Simultaneously, people’s frequent “turn to religion” (Schuster et al., 2007) after such events has raised m...
متن کاملPatterns of violence in Karachi, Pakistan.
OBJECTIVES Government reports on violence in developing countries are almost universally based upon police data, which are typically incomplete and unreliable. Violence in Karachi was evaluated using ambulance service, not police, records. SETTING Karachi, Pakistan. METHODOLOGY The study was based on a case series of persons suffering from intentional injuries and transported by Edhi, the l...
متن کاملViolence and chaos in Afro-Brazilian religious experience
Avertissement Le contenu de ce site relève de la législation française sur la propriété intellectuelle et est la propriété exclusive de l'éditeur. Les œuvres figurant sur ce site peuvent être consultées et reproduites sur un support papier ou numérique sous réserve qu'elles soient strictement réservées à un usage soit personnel, soit scientifique ou pédagogique excluant toute exploitation comme...
متن کاملDomestic violence against women--perspective from Pakistan.
OBJECTIVE Domestic violence is an important public health concern. This study assessed the prevalence and type of domestic violence perpetrated by men on their wives. SETTING The study was conducted in a public sector hospital among men accompanying patients. METHODS A cross-sectional survey based on a sample of convenience was conducted by the author, using a pre-tested questionnaire with ...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Estudios
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1659-3316
DOI: 10.15517/re.v0i35.31620