In his December 2008 Foerster Lecture at UC-Berkeley,Talal Asad discusses “attempts by anthropologists and others to define religion, the shifting place of “belief” in that endeavor, and some of its implications for politics.” Watch the related interview here.
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AMA citation:
VanAntwerpen J. Talal Asad on religion, belief and politics. The Immanent Frame. 2009. Available at: http://blogs.ssrc.org/tif/2009/01/13/talal-asad-on-religion-belief-and-politics/. Accessed November 21, 2009.
APA citation:
VanAntwerpen, Jonathan. (2009). Talal Asad on religion, belief and politics. Retrieved November 21, 2009, from The Immanent Frame Web site: http://blogs.ssrc.org/tif/2009/01/13/talal-asad-on-religion-belief-and-politics/
Chicago citation:
VanAntwerpen, Jonathan. 2009. Talal Asad on religion, belief and politics. The Immanent Frame. http://blogs.ssrc.org/tif/2009/01/13/talal-asad-on-religion-belief-and-politics/ (accessed November 21, 2009).
Harvard citation:
VanAntwerpen, J 2009, Talal Asad on religion, belief and politics, The Immanent Frame. Retrieved November 21, 2009, from <http://blogs.ssrc.org/tif/2009/01/13/talal-asad-on-religion-belief-and-politics/>
MLA citation:
VanAntwerpen, Jonathan. "Talal Asad on religion, belief and politics." 13 Jan. 2009. The Immanent Frame. Accessed 21 Nov. 2009. <http://blogs.ssrc.org/tif/2009/01/13/talal-asad-on-religion-belief-and-politics/>
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This intriguing anthropologist reads a paper which frames his argument on religion, discipline, and political authority. Truly brilliant; he uses Hirschkind’s example of Islamic readings in Cairo to make his points about religious sensibility and its effects on political domains in the modern world.
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February 4th, 2009 at 2:27 pm
This intriguing anthropologist reads a paper which frames his argument on religion, discipline, and political authority. Truly brilliant; he uses Hirschkind’s example of Islamic readings in Cairo to make his points about religious sensibility and its effects on political domains in the modern world.