Beyond Man: Race, Coloniality, and Philosophy of Religion

Beyond Man reimagines the philosophy of religion to address the links between religion, racism, and colonialism, and includes an analysis of how Mircea Eliade's conception of the sacred underwrites settler colonial projects and imaginaries.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 312 pages
\n Publication date: 11 June 2021
\n Publisher: Duke University Press
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"Beyond Man" is a groundbreaking work that reimagines the meaning and potential of a philosophy of religion that better attends to the inextricable links among religion, racism, and colonialism. The book is a collaborative effort by An Yountae, Eleanor Craig, and a group of distinguished contributors who engage in a thought-provoking conversation with Black, Indigenous, and decolonial studies. In their introduction, An and Craig shed light on the colonial and racial implications of the field's history, highlighting how European-descended Christianity has traditionally defined itself by its relation to the other while paradoxically claiming to represent and speak to humanity in its entirety. The book delves into a range of topics, including secularism, the Eucharist's relation to Blackness, and the analysis of sixteenth-century Brazilian cannibalism rituals. Moreover, it explores how Mircea Eliade's conception of the sacred underpins settler colonial projects and imaginaries. Throughout the book, the contributors also highlight the theorizing of Afro-Caribbean thinkers such as Sylvia Wynter, C. L. R. James, Frantz Fanon, and Aimé Césaire, whose work disrupts the normative Western categories of religion and philosophy.
"Beyond Man" is a must-read for anyone interested in exploring the complex intersections of religion, racism, and colonialism. It offers a fresh and thought-provoking perspective on these issues, challenging readers to think critically and engage with these important topics in a new and meaningful way.

\n Weight: 454g\n
Dimension: 151 x 228 x 21 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781478014027\n \n