Modern Reform Currents Around Apostasy, Blasphemy, and Human Rights

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2026
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Abstract
Abstract Among the tensions between modern conceptions of international human rights and the Islamic tradition, the issues of apostasy and blasphemy have occupied a prominent and controversial position. After introducing the traditional jurisprudential discourse on apostasy and blasphemy and some of the complex ways it is refracted in the modern world, this chapter surveys several Muslim scholars who have developed new readings of this discourse that are more compatible with contemporary conceptions of human rights. As several of the incidents narrated in this chapter demonstrate, many of the interpretive moves made by these scholars remain contested. Nonetheless, it should also be evident that since the time of Muḥammad ‘Abduh (d. 1905) and Rashīd Riḍā (d. 1935), a new and important interpretive school has emerged around the issues of apostasy, blasphemy, and human rights.
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Authors Matthew M. Anderson
Journal Oxford University Press eBooks
Year 2026
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10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197532805.013.72
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https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197532805.013.72
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