[PDF.15ei] Genealogies of Religion: Discipline and Reasons of Power in Christianity and Islam

Genealogies of Religion: Discipline and Reasons of Power in Christianity and Islam

[PDF.cy01] Genealogies of Religion: Discipline and Reasons of Power in Christianity and Islam

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||2 of 3 people found the following review helpful.| Valuable Postmodern Deconstructionist Critique of the Modern Concept of Religion|By I LOVE MYSTICISM!|Although I only read the Intro and 1st Chapter of this book, I can tell you that Asad was one of the first Postmodern Deconstructionist Scholars of Religion who argues that the concept 'religion' as we know it today was created in Europe around the time of the Enlightenment and| ||"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 )

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In Geneologies of Religion, Talal Asad explores how religion as a historical category emerged in the West and has come to be applied as a universal concept.

The idea that religion has undergone a radical change since the Christian Reformation―from totalitarian and socially repressive to private and relatively benign―is a familiar part of the story of secularization. It is often invokved to explain and justify the liberal politics and world view of m...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Genealogies of Religion: Discipline and Reasons of Power in Christianity and Islam   |  Talal Asad. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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