9781469620138: What Is a Madrasa?
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ISBN 10 : 1469620138 ISBN 13 : 9781469620138
Editeur : The University of North Carolina Press, 2015

Synopsis

Taking us inside the world of the madrasa--the most common type of school for religious instruction in the Islamic world--Ebrahim Moosa provides an indispensable resource for anyone seeking to understand orthodox Islam in global affairs. Focusing on postsecondary-level religious institutions in the Indo-Pakistan heartlands, Moosa explains how a madrasa can simultaneously be a place of learning revered by many and an institution feared by many others, especially in a post-9/11 world.

Drawing on his own years as a madrasa student in India, Moosa describes in fascinating detail the daily routine for teachers and students today. He shows how classical theological, legal, and Qur'anic texts are taught, and he illuminates the history of ideas and politics behind the madrasa system. Addressing the contemporary political scene in a clear-eyed manner, Moosa introduces us to madrasa leaders who hold diverse and conflicting perspectives on the place of religion in society.

Some admit that they face intractable problems and challenges, including militancy; others, Moosa says, hide their heads in the sand and fail to address the crucial issues of the day. Offering practical suggestions to both madrasa leaders and U.S. policymakers for reform and understanding, Moosa poignantly demonstrates how madrasas today still embody the highest aspirations and deeply felt needs of traditional Muslims.

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À propos de l'auteur

Ebrahim Moosa is professor of Islamic studies at the University of Notre Dame, USA, with appointments in the department of history and the Kroc Institute for International Studies in the Keough School of Global Affairs. The author of the prize-winning Ghaz?l? and the Poetics of Imagination, Moosa was named a 2005 Carnegie Scholar.

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Éditeur
The University of North Carolina Press
Date d'édition
2015
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1469620138
ISBN 13 
9781469620138
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
320
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