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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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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WikipediaAssociated With: University of Oxford, Article text
He continued to train as a cultural anthropologist, receiving both a Bachelor of Letters and PhD from the University of Oxford, which he completed in 1968.
Associated With: Johns Hopkins University, Article text
He moved to the United States in 1989, and taught at the New School for Social Research in New York City and Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, before acquiring his current position of Distinguished Professor of Anthropology 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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