Formations of the Secular: Christianity, Islam, Modernity

By Talal Asad

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804747687
• ISBN13: 9780804747684
• Release Date: August 1970
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.1"