"This eloquent, lucid, and complex work is the product of remarkable intelligence and erudition; it is a profound contribution to the understanding of the cultural hegemony of the West."-Ralph M. Coury, Religious Studies Review. "All articles are extremely well written, exhibit impressive scholarship, and are thoughtful and are thoughtful and stimulating. Asad's criticisms are neither judgmental nor self-righteous but are generally driven by the will to understand."-James R. Wood, Contemporary Sociology.
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This eloquent, lucid, and complex work is the product of remarkable intelligence and erudition; it is a profound contribution to the understanding of the cultural hegemony of the West.
(Ralph M. Coury Religious Studies Review )All articles are extremely well written, exhibit impressive scholarship, and are thoughtful and are thoughtful and stimulating. Asad's criticisms are neither judgmental nor self-righteous but are generally driven by the will to understand.
(James R. Wood Contemporary Sociology )
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Amazing for anyone seeking thoughtful understanding of religion,
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Talal Asad is one of the remarkable minds of our times. This work is one of the most insightful works on how to understand religion in the modern world...
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This review is from: Genealogies of Religion: Discipline and Reasons of Power in Christianity and Islam (Paperback)
A fascinating book, in which the author argues that "religion" as a historical and political category was created in Europe, an interesting book.
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In much nineteenth-century evolutionary thought, religion was considered to be an early human condition from which modern law, science, and politics emerged and became detached. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
monastic program, monastic rites, excessive charity, judicial torture, contextual method, nonwhite immigrants, cosmic framework, inquisitorial system, religious criticism Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
The Satanic Verses, Saudi Arabia, Middle East, Salman Rushdie, South Asian, Bernard of Clairvaux, Rushdie's Chamcha, John Patten, Medieval Christian Ritual, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Fay Weldon, Natural Religion, Opus Dei, West Indian, British Muslims, Church Fathers, Mary Douglas, Robertson Smith, Church of England, Techniques of the Body New!
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In much nineteenth-century evolutionary thought, religion was considered to be an early human condition from which modern law, science, and politics emerged and became detached. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
monastic program, monastic rites, excessive charity, judicial torture, contextual method, nonwhite immigrants, cosmic framework, inquisitorial system, religious criticism Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
The Satanic Verses, Saudi Arabia, Middle East, Salman Rushdie, South Asian, Bernard of Clairvaux, Rushdie's Chamcha, John Patten, Medieval Christian Ritual, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Fay Weldon, Natural Religion, Opus Dei, West Indian, British Muslims, Church Fathers, Mary Douglas, Robertson Smith, Church of England, Techniques of the Body New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Nuer Religion by Sir Edward E. Evans-Pritchard on page 180, and page 181
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- Sacred Cows (Counterblasts Series) by Fay Weldon on page 276, and Back Matter
- The Seven Deadly Sins by Oxford University Press in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- Border Lines: The Partition of Judaeo-Christianity (Divinations: Rereading Late Ancient Religion) by Daniel Boyarin on 4 pages
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- The Politics of Evil: Magic, State Power and the Political Imagination in South Africa (African Studies) by Clifton Crais in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Politics after Television: Hindu Nationalism and the Reshaping of the Public in India by Arvind Rajagopal in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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