“Either Everything Is Sacred or Nothing Is”

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...

The International Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Society

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