Ananda Abeysekara: 1 book
The Politics of Postsecular Religion
Mourning Secular Futures
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2008
Ananda Abeysekara contends that democracy, along with its cherished secular norms, is founded on the idea of a promise deferred to the future. Rooted in democracy's messianic promise is the belief that religious-political identity-such as Buddhist, Hindu, Sinhalese, Christian, Muslim, or Tamil-can...
