It is sometimes described as post modernity, as a way of saying not so much what it is, but what it is not.

BBC: Unit 6B: Ideological Development in the UK

In most of post-enlightenment Europe, religion was seen as an obstacle to modernity.

FORBES: Fact and Comment

With his efficient, clever, and disciplined methods, Allio brings to life hidden inner worlds, revealing the post-medieval brutality perched on the edge of administrative and scientific modernity.

NEWYORKER: (director: Ren�� Allio; 2008)