{"product_id":"secular-translations-nationstate-modern-self-and-calculative-reason-ruth-benedict-book-series-9780231189866","title":"Secular Translations NationState Modern Self and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSecular Translations\u003c\/i\u003e, anthropologist Talal Asad reflects on his lifelong engagement with secularism and its contradictions. He draws out the ambiguities in our concepts of the religious and the secular through a rich consideration of translatability and untranslatability.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWell worth reading...an excellent instance of the value of anthropological concepts for the study of religion and the social importance of theology. -- Timothy Jenkins, Cambridge University * Modern Theology *\u003cbr\u003eAsad remains essential reading. * Muslim World Book Review *\u003cbr\u003eThis is an immensely rich text, undoubtedly Asad’s tour de force. * Language, Literature, and Interdisciplinary Studies *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1. Secular Equality and Religious Language\u003cbr\u003e2. Translation and the Sensible Body\u003cbr\u003e3. Masks, Security, and the Language of Numbers\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400335466839,"sku":"9780231189866","price":66.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780231189866.jpg?v=1730470422","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/secular-translations-nationstate-modern-self-and-calculative-reason-ruth-benedict-book-series-9780231189866","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}