Beyond the Secular West (Religion, Culture, and Public Life)
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| Rating | : | 4.84 (613 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0231170815 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 296 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-01-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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Akeel Bilgrami is the Sidney Morgenbesser Professor of Philosophy and a professor on the Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University. . His books include Who's Afraid of Academic Freedom? (Columbia University Press, 2014); Secularism, Identity, and Enchantment (2014); Self-Knowledge and Resentment (2012); and Belief and Meaning (1995)
Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im, Rajeev Bhargava, Akeel Bilgrami, Souleymane Bachir Diagne, Sudipta Kaviraj, Claudio Lomnitz, Alfred Stepan, Charles Taylor, and Peter van der Veer each explore the transformation of Western secularism beyond Europe, and the collection closes with Taylor's response to each essay. Brilliantly alternating between intellectual and methodological approaches, this volume fosters a greater engagement with the phenomenon across disciplines.. What began as a modern reaction toas well as a stubborn extension ofLatin Christendom has become a complex export shaped by the world's religious and political systems. What is the character of secularism in countries that were not pervaded by Christianity, such as China, India, and the nations of the Middle East? To what extent is the secular an imposition of colonial rule? How does secularism comport with local
(Uday Singh Mehta, CUNY Graduate Center)This volume responds to Charles Taylor's A Secular Age. (Choice) . The contributions hang together coherently despite the various regions and disciplinary orientations that they represent and richly illuminate the complexity of the issue of secularity as a global phenomenon with a long, diverse history. There is no comparable collection, as challenging and rewarding for expert and educated public alike. (José Casanova, Georgetown University)Beyond the Secular West is a distinguished and important set of essays that