Talal Asad

7 books

Anthropology & the Colonial Encounter by Talal Asad, Prometheus Books

Anthropology & the Colonial Encounter

Talal Asad, Prometheus Books

288 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)

nonfiction sociology informative medium-paced
Formations of the Secular: Christianity, Islam, Modernity (Cultural Memory in the Present) by Talal Asad

Formations of the Secular: Christianity, Islam, Modernity (Cultural Memory in the Present)

Talal Asad

280 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy religion challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Genealogies of Religion: Discipline and Reasons of Power in Christianity and Islam by Talal Asad

Genealogies of Religion: Discipline and Reasons of Power in Christianity and Islam

Talal Asad

344 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

nonfiction religion challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Is Critique Secular?: Blasphemy, Injury, and Free Speech by Talal Asad, Saba Mahmood, Judith Butler

Is Critique Secular?: Blasphemy, Injury, and Free Speech

Talal Asad, Saba Mahmood, Judith Butler

154 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy religion challenging informative reflective medium-paced
On Suicide Bombing by Talal Asad

On Suicide Bombing

Talal Asad

128 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction politics religion challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Secular Translations: Nation-State, Modern Self, and Calculative Reason (Ruth Benedict Book Series) by Talal Asad

Secular Translations: Nation-State, Modern Self, and Calculative Reason (Ruth Benedict Book Series)

Talal Asad

225 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy religion challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Kababish Arabs: Power, Authority And Consent In A Nomadic Tribe by Talal Asad
The Kababish Arabs: Power, Authority And Consent In A Nomadic Tribe
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Talal Asad

The Kababish Arabs: Power, Authority And Consent In A Nomadic Tribe

Talal Asad

263 pages • first pub 1970 (editions)

politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced