Formations of the Secular: Christianity, Islam, Modernity

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book work of anthropology work of critical theory

Formations of the Secular: Christianity, Islam, Modernity is a seminal work of anthropology and critical theory by Talal Asad that examines how the concept of the secular emerged historically and shapes modern understandings of religion, politics, and power.

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instanceOf	book ⓘ work of anthropology ⓘ work of critical theory ⓘ
academicDiscipline	social anthropology ⓘ
addresses	colonialism and the secular state ⓘ liberalism and secularism ⓘ redefinition of religion in modern Europe ⓘ
author	Talal Asad NERFINISHED ⓘ
describedAs	seminal work of anthropology ⓘ seminal work of critical theory ⓘ
examines	how secularism shapes modern understandings of politics ⓘ how secularism shapes modern understandings of power ⓘ how secularism shapes modern understandings of religion ⓘ
field	anthropology ⓘ cultural studies ⓘ political theory ⓘ religious studies ⓘ
focusesOn	Western conceptions of religion ⓘ comparative study of Christianity and Islam ⓘ concept of the secular ⓘ historical emergence of the secular ⓘ power and discourse ⓘ relationship between religion and modern state ⓘ
genre	anthropology ⓘ critical theory ⓘ religious studies ⓘ
hasInfluenced	anthropology of secularism ⓘ critical secularism studies ⓘ political theology debates ⓘ scholarship on religion and modernity ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainSubject	Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ anthropology of religion ⓘ modernity ⓘ political theology ⓘ religion and politics ⓘ secularism ⓘ
relatedWorkByAuthor	Genealogies of Religion NERFINISHED ⓘ
targetAudience	scholars of religion ⓘ students of Christian theology ⓘ students of Islamic studies ⓘ students of anthropology ⓘ students of political theory ⓘ
theoreticalFramework	Foucauldian analysis of power ⓘ genealogical analysis ⓘ postcolonial critique ⓘ

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