Secularism, Identity, and Enchantment
| Author | : Akeel Bilgrami |
| Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
| Total Pages | : 414 |
| Release | : 2014-04-21 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780674052048 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0674052048 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (048 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Secularism, Identity, and Enchantment by : Akeel Bilgrami
Download or read book Secularism, Identity, and Enchantment written by Akeel Bilgrami and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2014-04-21 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a rigorous exploration of how secularism and identity emerged as conflicting concepts in the modern world, Akeel Bilgrami elaborates a notion of secular enchantment with a view to finding in secular modernity a locus of meaning and value, while addressing squarely the anxiety that all such notions are exercises in nostalgia.