You might find it interesting to take a look at two works on the topic by
the anthropologist Talal Asad, whose approach to religion and secular power
is quite clearly informed by Foucault's thought (though by no means
reducible to it):
Genealogies of Religion (1993)
Formations of the Secular (2003)
Nate
On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 8:36 PM, Chetan Vemuri <aryavartacnsrn@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> so how would one characterize Foucault's overall attitudes to organized
> religion?
> Would they be Nietzschean/Dawkinsian? Or supportive in a social sense?
>
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> Chetan Vemuri
> West Des Moines, IA
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> "You say you want a Revolution! Well you know, we all want to change the
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Nathaniel Roberts
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Department of Anthropology
Columbia University
-and-
Part Time Faculty Member
Department of Anthropology
The New School for Social Research
the anthropologist Talal Asad, whose approach to religion and secular power
is quite clearly informed by Foucault's thought (though by no means
reducible to it):
Genealogies of Religion (1993)
Formations of the Secular (2003)
Nate
On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 8:36 PM, Chetan Vemuri <aryavartacnsrn@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> so how would one characterize Foucault's overall attitudes to organized
> religion?
> Would they be Nietzschean/Dawkinsian? Or supportive in a social sense?
>
> --
> Chetan Vemuri
> West Des Moines, IA
> aryavartacnsrn@xxxxxxxxx
> (515)-418-2771
> "You say you want a Revolution! Well you know, we all want to change the
> world"
> _______________________________________________
> Foucault-L mailing list
>
--
Nathaniel Roberts
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Department of Anthropology
Columbia University
-and-
Part Time Faculty Member
Department of Anthropology
The New School for Social Research