can you tell me wher on the net I can read it or read asummary of it to see what is in there that the writer should die?
2007-07-10 17:11:44 · 5 answers · asked by justincue7 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
nope, never heard of it until a few weeks ago
2007-07-10 17:14:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Any criticism of the prophet Mohammed is seen is very offensive to Muslims, and this is why Rushdie received the fatwa.
I finished one of his other books a few days ago, so was checking out the reviews on Satanic Verses on Amazon (link below).
The feeling among reviewers seemed to be that Muslims (rather than non-Muslims) would find it easier to understand why the book was deemed so offensive - apparently some of the 'heresy' is quite subtle.
You won't get an online copy, but Wikipedia has a decent summary: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Satanic_Verses
2007-07-11 00:53:02 · answer #2 · answered by jemmsiep 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can find some study notes to download at this site:
http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/anglophone/satanic_verses/
I don't think the Novel is online for reading...
You also may find some information at http://www.csulb.edu/~bhfinney/SalmanRushdie.html that explains why some feel he should die for a work of fiction.
2007-07-11 00:38:50 · answer #3 · answered by ♥Tom♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I read it when it first was published. I don't think it deserved a fatwa against the author, even though it was quite boring.
2007-07-11 00:16:06 · answer #4 · answered by CC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope never heard of it.
2007-07-11 00:17:40 · answer #5 · answered by SDC 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋