Formations Of The Secular: Christianity, Islam, Modernity

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.

• | By (Author): Talal Asad
• | Series: Cultural Memory in the Present
• | Publisher: Stanford University Press
• | Publication Date: Feb 03, 2003
• | Country of Publication: United States
• | Number of Pages: 280 pages
• | Language: Not available
• | Binding: Paperback|Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0804747687
• | ISBN-13: 9780804747684