Asad and Benjamin: Chronopolitics of tragedy in the anthropology of secularism
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DOI: 10.1177/1463499618770310
Abstract: Divergent theories of tragedy in the anthropology of secularism have been articulated with reference to the work of Talal Asad, yet he himself disavows a tragic sensibility. In seeking to understand this disjuncture, I sketch… read more here.
Keywords: tragedy anthropology; anthropology; secularism; benjamin ... See more keywords