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Formations of the Secular: Christianity, Islam, Modernity - Cultural Memory in the Present
Talal Asad
Formations of the Secular: Christianity, Islam, Modernity - Cultural Memory in the Present
Talal Asad
Opening with the provocative query "what might an anthropology of the secular look like?" this book explores the concepts, practices, and political formations of secularism. The focus is on major historical shifts that have shaped secular sensibilities and attitudes towards Islam in the modern West and the Middle East.
280 pages
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | February 3, 2003 |
ISBN13 | 9780804747684 |
Publishers | Stanford University Press |
Pages | 280 |
Dimensions | 153 × 227 × 18 mm · 444 g |
Language | English |