Secularism is usually thought to contain the project of self-deification, in which humans attack God’s authority in order to take his place, freed from all co

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This book presents a set of critical engagements by writers from a variety of disciplines with the work of noted anthropologist Talal Asad.

The place of religion in society has changed profoundly in the last few centuries, particularly in the West. In what will be a defining book for our time, Taylo

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