Is Critique Secular? by Talal Asad
In this volume, four leading thinkers of our times confront the paradoxes and dilemmas attending the supposed stand-off between Islam and liberal democratic values. Taking the controversial Danish cartoons of Mohammad as a point of departure, Talal Asad, Wendy Brown, Judith Butler, and Saba Mahmood inquire into the evaluative frameworks at stake in understanding the conflicts between blasphemy and free speech, between religious taboos and freedoms of thought and expression, and between secular and religious world views. Is the language of the law an adequate mechanism for the adjudication of such conflicts? What other modes of discourse are available for the navigation of such differences in multicultural and multi-religious societies? What is the role of critique in such an enterprise? These are among the pressing questions this volume addresses.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780982329412 |
| ISBN 10 | 0982329415 |
| Title | Is Critique Secular? |
| Author | Talal Asad |
| Series | Townsend Papers In The Humanities |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Townsend Center For The Humanities |
| Year published | 2009-11-01 |
| Number of pages | 154 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |