Reading with Allah

Madrasas in West Bengal
1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-0-415-54459-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 204 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 386 g

Based on extensive fieldwork and archival records, this book traces the emergence and flourishing of madrasas and the myriad ways in which they impact upon local Muslim communities, especially in West Bengal. It also addresses issues of identity, ‘secular’ education and gender in this context, while exploring the myths that surround these institutions. Amongst other things, it interrogates why Muslim communities prefer sending their sons to government schools to receive a secular education, while the daughters are sent to madrasas.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gupta, Nilanjana

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam & Islamische Studien
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Konfessionsschulen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface and Acknowledgements. List of Tables, Figures and Maps. 1. Introduction 2. State and Madrasa Education 3. Outside the State System: Khareji Madrasas 4. Changes from Within 5. The Future. Appendix. Bibliography. Index

Über Autor(innen)

Nilanjana Gupta is Professor of English at Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India.