Talal Asad (born 1932) is a Saudi-born British cultural anthropologist, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and Middle Eastern Studies at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.
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Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account BirthplaceSourced to the subject's own account Nationality / CultureSourced to the subject's own accountSource also names earlier Saudi Arabian and Pakistani nationality; British is the current nationality the lead states. Defining ContributionSourced to the subject's own accountAnthropological studies of religion, secularism and power 1 Notable WorkSourced to the subject's own accountGenealogies of Religion (1993) 1 Connections
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Asad genealogical anthropology of religion and secularism reframed how the discipline studies religion as an institutionalized category rather than a timeless universal.
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Talal Asad (born 1932) is a Saudi-born British cultural anthropologist who is currently Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and Middle Eastern Studies at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.
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Talal Asad (born 1932) is a Saudi-born British cultural anthropologist who is currently Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and Middle Eastern Studies at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.
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