Scholars of faith : South Asian Muslim women and the embodiment of religious knowledge /

'Scholars of Faith' looks at South Asian Muslim women acquiring religious education in India as well as around the world. It is based on fieldwork in a girls' madrasa in north India as well as an on-line Qur'an class whose students are middle-class South Asian Muslim women with c...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Sanyal, Usha
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Ausgabe:
First edition.
Zusammenfassung:
'Scholars of Faith' looks at South Asian Muslim women acquiring religious education in India as well as around the world. It is based on fieldwork in a girls' madrasa in north India as well as an on-line Qur'an class whose students are middle-class South Asian Muslim women with college degrees and have chosen to learn the Qur'an in Arabic. It reflects on the motivations and impact of this education on the lives of these modern South Asian Muslim women.
Umfang:
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).
Anmerkungen:
This edition also issued in print: 2020.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-909989-8
0-19-909990-1
Schlagworte:
Islamic religious education of children > India.
Islamic religious education > India.
Religious education of girls.
Muslim women > Education > India.
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