The very fact that 'the mystical' is seen as irrelevant to issues of social and political authority itself reflects contemporary, secularized notions of and attitudes toward power. The separation of the mystical from the political is itself a political decision!

Richard King
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The very fact that 'the mystical' is seen as irrelevant to issues of social and political authority itself reflects contemporary, secularized notions of and attitudes toward power. The separation of the mystical from the political is itself a political decision. This quote makes the point that people tend to view politics in two ways; either as a matter of religion or as a matter of science. It's true that many people see politics through the lens of religion, but many others see it through science.

Either way, we tend to think about politics in terms of how we feel and think about the world and the people in it. We often ignore or don't know how to fully understand or comprehend what we see when we look at politics through faith and religion. Religion and faith are not black and white issues.

They are not easily understood. But believing in something can make us more likely to stick with it, even if it is not always easy, because it gives us some sense of comfort.

Source: Orientalism And Religion: Postcolonial Theory, India And The Mystic East

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