Nilanjana Gupta

Beyond the Madrasa

Muslim Communities and Educational Institutes in India Today

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book looks at madrasas and education institutions run by Muslim communities in India focusing on the history, social relevance and importance of these institutions. It provides a sensitive and in-depth analysis of the push and pull of tradition, religiosity and modernity within these establishments.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 274
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. August 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 418g
• ISBN-13: 9781032133317
• ISBN-10: 1032133317
• Artikelnr.: 71234706

Autorenporträt

Nilanjana Gupta has retired as Professor in the Department of English and School of Media Communication and Culture at Jadavpur University, India.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introducing the Issues 2. Calicut, the City of Spices: Education and
Reform 3. Surat, The City of Diamonds: Global Centre of the Dawoodi Bohras
4. Mumbai, the Mega Melting Pot: Diversity, Development and Philanthropy 5.
Barak Valley: Negotiating Language, Religion, Identity and Education in
Assam 6. Madrasa Boards in Bihar and Jharkhand: Reformers and Their Lost
Legacies 7. Hyderabad, the City of Pearls: Sufis, Shias and Beyond 8. From
a Paradise Lost to a Paradise Regained?: Combining Education and Religion
in Ladakh 9. Lucknow and Aligarh: The Dialectic of Reform 10. Delhi:
Educational Capital in the Political Capital 11. Reforms Old and New: From
Reclusive Piety to Beautiful Behaviour