Powers of the Secular Modern: Talal Asad and His Interlocutors

by David Scott (Editor), Charles Hirschkind (Editor)

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

Genres: Philosophy

376 pages, Paperback

First published January 4, 2006

About the author

David Scott is Professor of Anthropology at Columbia University. He is the author of a number of books, including Omens of Adversity: Tragedy, Time, Memory, Justice and Conscripts of Modernity: The Tragedy of Colonial Enlightenment, and is the editor of Small Axe: A Caribbean Journal of Criticism, all also published by Duke University Press.

Reviews

[Adam · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great set of essays engaging with some of Asad's arguments. This is not just some tribute book where the authors all hail Asad. He has some supporters and naysayers, and even some of his supporters bring up things they disagree with. The best part is the large interview at the end where you get a great summary, right from Asad, about his intellectual growth and his influences. It's just a great book.

[versarbre · Rating 5 out of 5]

Finally got to it....