Islam and Secularism in Post-Colonial Thought

Hadi Enayat is Visiting Lecturer at the Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilizations, Aga Khan University, London, UK. His book Law, State and Society in Modern Iran won the 2013 Biennial Mossadegh Prize.

• 1: Introduction.- 2: Secularism, Christianity and Imperialism.- 3: Violence, Governmentality and the 'Othering' of the Modern Nation-State.- 4: Secular and Religious Criticism and Islam as a 'Discursive Tradition'.- 5: Secularization Theory and its Discontents.- Chapter 6: The Body, the Self and Agency.- Chapter 7: Genealogies of Religious Freedom and Minority Rights.- 8: Conclusion.

“Enayat’s book is an important guide for graduate students evaluating critical issues in the study of Islam and religion in general. Both new and advanced readers will definitely benefit from this contribution.” (Zubair Ahmad, Religious Studies Review, Vol. 45 (2), June, 2019)“‘Islam and Secularism in Post-Colonial Thought’ is a critical scholarly intervention that takes on this powerful school of thought which he designates as ‘Asadian’ after its most prominent exponent, Talal Asad. … Enayat successfully brings together a comprehensive and systematic critique of Asadian scholarship … . making it a must read foranyone working on religion and secularism and beyond.” (Ceren Lord, British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, June 03, 2019)