Talal Asad
The Idea of Islam Today: Towards Non-Orientalist Genealogies
An International Symposium in Honor of Talal Asad
Inaugurating its new program in Islamic Studies, the American University of Beirut is hosting an international symposium in honor of Talal Asad entitled “The Idea of Islam Today: Towards Non-Orientalist Genealogies.”
Talal Asad is perhaps best known for his interventions in the anthropology of religion and secularism, but his theoretical reflections are not bound by disciplinary strictures. Encompassing texts and translation, law, ethics, war, history, political economy, humanitarianism, postcolonial studies, as well as contemporary politics, Asad’s work has been critical in shaping a generation of scholars from across the academy. As it celebrates the work of this inspiring scholar, the meeting aims to think through the idea of Islam in and from the region.
