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The moral economy of the madrasa : Islam and education today /

This book provides an account of the role of Madrasas in contemporary Muslim societies across Asia, providing€a nuanced understanding of their role in society within their local, national and global context.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Sakurai, Keiko, Adelkhah, Fariba
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, N.Y. : Routledge, 2011.
Series:New horizons in Islamic studies.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The moral economy of the madrasa: islam and education today / Fariba Adelkhah and Keiko Sakurai
  • The rise of new madrasas and the decline of tribal leadership in Fata, Pakistan / So Yamane
  • Women's empowerment and Iranian style-seminaries in Iran and Pakistan / Keiko Sakurai
  • Contested notions of being "Muslim": madrasas, ulama and the authenticity of Islamic schooling in Bangladesh / Humayun Kabir
  • Islamic education in China: the challenge of educating Hui women / Masumi Matsumoto and Atsuko Shimbo
  • Religious dependency in Afghanistan: Shia madrasas as a religious mode of social assertion? / Fariba Adelkhah
  • Epilogue / Dale F. Eickelman.