Preamble / Objectives: This course provides a critical understanding of the complex relationship between
religion and modernity. It explores how the two have been historically and conceptually intertwined in
shaping modern notions of selfhood, subjectivity, and identity. It further considers how these notions
are constituted in and through key ideas and practices of the modern nation-state, including secularism,
public sphere, and citizenship.
Books (In case UG compulsory courses, please give it as “Text books” and “Reference books”. Otherwise give it as “References”.
Texts: (Format: Authors, Book Title in Italics font, Volume/Series, Edition Number, Publisher, Year.)
References: (Format: Authors, Book Title in Italics font, Volume/Series, Edition Number, Publisher, Year.)
1. Asad, T. Genealogies of religion. Johns Hopkins University Press.1993.
2. Bhargava, R. (Ed.). Secularism and its critics. Oxford University Press. 1998.
3. Bilgrami, A. Secularism, identity, and enchantment. Harvard University Press. 2014.
4. Casanova, J. Public religions in the modern world. University of Chicago Press.1994.
5. Haar, G. ter (Ed.) Religion and development: Ways of transforming the world. Columbia University Press. 2011.
6. Taylor, C. Sources of the self: The making of the modern identity. Harvard University Press.1989.
