Reading with Allah: Madrasas in West Bengal

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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, whi…

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Full title :Reading with Allah : Madrasas in West Bengal.

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Publication Date:©2009.
Edition:1st ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Routledge, Taylor and Francis
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2009.

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Description:1 online resource (205 pages)

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780203814130, 0203814134
oclc:on1059013826
LC Classification:LC910.I4 ǂb G87 2009eb
Dewey Decimal:297

Reading with Allah Madrasas in West Bengal -- Copyright -- Contents -- 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.

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