The Moral Economy of the Madrasa

Islam and Education Today

Keiko Sakurai editor Fariba Adelkhah editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:4th Mar '11

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The revival of madrasas in the 1980s coincided with the rise of political Islam and soon became associated with the "clash of civilizations" between Islam and the West. This volume examines the rapid expansion of madrasas across Asia and the Middle East and analyses their role in society within their local, national and global context.

Based on anthropological investigations in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, Iran, and Pakistan, the chapters take a new approach to the issue, examining the recent phenomenon of women in madrasas; Hui Muslims in China; relations between the Iran’s Shia seminary after the 1979-Islamic revolution and Shia in Pakistan and Afghanistan; and South Asian madrasas. Emphasis is placed on the increased presence of women in these institutions, and the reciprocal interactions between secular and religious schools in those countries. Taking into account social, political and demographic changes within the region, the authors show how madrasas have been successful in responding to the educational demand of the people and how they have been modernized their style to cope with a changing environment.

A timely contribution to a subject with great international appeal, this book will be of great interest to students and scholars of international politics, political Islam, Middle East and Asian studies and anthropology.

"The participants of this collection artfully bring together dimensions of madrasa schooling through a vigorous gathering of historical, statistical, and qualitative data."- Charis Boutieri, Kings College London; Journal of International and Global Studies

"The authors have made an admirable, and for the most part effective, attempt to explore facets of Islamic education that other studies have typically overlooked." - Brannon D. Ingram; Cont Islam 7:263–266 (2013).

ISBN: 9780415589888

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 490g

176 pages