Religious politics can coexist with full modernity

Evidence

It is from such a perspective, acknowledging the role of religion within a particular articulation of socioeconomic and political structures, that Asad is able to present an impressive critique of the account favored by Halliday that Western secularization is the only mode forward. In fact, Asad engages in such a debate with Clifford Geertz, another proponent of the “West is Best” paradigm, and rejects the notion that “the existence of ideological (religious) politics within a given society indicates that it is not yet fully modern” (Asad, 1993:233). — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 3522 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: A nation’s religion, art, and philosophy are inseparable from its state form. — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 2123; Religious revival overrides indigenization where modernization demands mount; Religious politics can be fully modern without secularization — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 3522 (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Religious politics can be fully modern without secularization #expands (0.95) — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 3522