Secularism and Religion-Making (AAR Reflection and Theory in the Study of Religion)

Dressler, Markus; Mandair, Arvind

ISBN 10: 0199782946 / ISBN 13: 9780199782949

Published by Oxford University Press, 2011

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Secularism and Religion-Making (AAR Reflection and Theory in the Study of Religion)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0199782946
• ISBN 13: 9780199782949
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 2.54W x 23.62H x 16.26D centimeters 2.54 centimeters width by 23.62 centimeters height by 16.26 centimeters depth
• Weight: 544 grams

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Synopsis

This book investigates the universalization of religious and secular knowledges that emerged in their particular modern forms originally in the Christian West. It it an attempt to explore the epistemological grounds and political implications of the formation and codependency of 'secular' and 'religious' discourses and practices.

About the Author

Markus Dressler has published extensively on Turkish Alevism. His further interests include the sociology and politics of Islam in Turkey, nationalist Turkish historiography, and Sufism in the West. Theoretically, his research engages in the work of concepts in the study of religion and Islam, as well as the interaction between religion, secularism, and nationalism.

Arvind-Pal S. Mandair is S.B.S.C. Associate Professor of Sikh Studies at the University of Michigan. His recent books include Religion and the Specter of the West and Teachings of the Sikh Gurus. He is a founding editor of the journal Sikh Formations: Religion, Culture and Theory and Assistant editor of Culture and Religion.