What is a Madrasa?

ISBN-13: 9781474401746 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 280 str.

Ebrahim Moosa

Opis

This book explains the role of the madrasa in the cultural, intellectual and religious experience of Muslims. The prospects for peace in Afghanistan, dialogue between Washington and Tehran, the UN's bid to stabilise nuclear armed Pakistan, understanding the largest Muslim minority in the world's largest democracy in India, or the largest Muslim population in the world in Indonesia - all require some knowledge of the traditional religious sectors in these countries and of what connection traditional religious schooling has (or not) to their geopolitical situations. This unique and engaging introduction will help readers understand the history, place and function of the madrasa in today's Muslim religious, cultural and political world. Structured clearly around the role and function of the madrasa in the past and the present; infuses history, tradition and everyday practice with concrete examples of how the institutions function; provides a view of the madrasa from within - the author studied in leading Indian madrasas for 6 years; treats madrasas worldwide, with a special focus on those in South Asia and includes a glossary of key non English terms used in the book.

Spis treści

Note on Transliteration; PROLOGUE Inside Madrasas; PART I. LIVED EXPERIENCE; 1. A Novice; 2. Wake, Wash, Pray; 3. Becoming Scholars; PART II. HISTORY AND CONTEXTS; 4. Birth of the Contemporary Madrasa; 5. Texts and Authors; 6. From a Republic of Letters to a Republic of Piety; PART III. POLITICS OF KNOWLEDGE; 7. Preserving the Prophet’s Legacy; 8. Believe, Learn, Know; PART IV. MADRASAS IN GLOBAL CONTEXT; 9. Talking about Madrasas; 10. The Future of Madrasas; 11. Letter to Policy Makers; 12. Letters to My Teachers; Epilogue; Glossary; Notes; Bibliography; Acknowledgments; Index