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

Asad, Prof Talal

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0801846323 ISBN 13: 9780801846328

Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1993

Synopsis

"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.

About this title

Synopsis:

Asad explores how religion as a historical category emerged in the West and has come to be applied as a universal concept. He writes that "religion" is a construction of European modernity, a construction that authorizes-for Westerners and non-Westerners alike-particular forms of "history making".

About the Author:

Talal Asad is a professor of anthropology at the Johns Hopkins University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0801846323
• ISBN 13: 9780801846328
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 344