Secular Assemblages: Affect
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Secular Assemblages: Affect, Orientalism and Power in the French Enlightenment (Bloomsbury Advances in Religious Studies)

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Uncover a new perspective on the French Enlightenment’s journey to secularism. Marek Sullivan challenges conventional wisdom, arguing that secularization was deeply intertwined with affect, race, and power, not just rationalization. Explore how thinkers like Descartes and Diderot engaged with emotion and the limits of reason. Discover the crucial role of Orientalist constructions in shaping secular thought, revealing an impassioned, nationalistic dimension to 18th-century Orientalism. Essential reading for students and scholars of religious studies, intellectual history, and critical theory interested in the nuanced genealogy of secularism.

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