"Either Everything Is Sacred or Nothing Is": Zadie Smith’s White Teeth as Postsecular Fiction

Zadie Smith’s novel White Teeth (2000) aligns with John McClure’s definition of postsecular fiction because it re-enchants the world. By subtly subverting realism, the narrative destabilizes a secular ontology and challenges readers’ a priori secular orientation. In the process, the novel interrogat...

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Main Author: Privett, Josh (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Common Ground Publishing 2017
In: The international journal of religion and spirituality in society
Year: 2017, Volume: 7, Issue: 2, Pages: 35-47
Further subjects:B Pluralism
B Re-enchantment
B Postsecular
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