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From Behind the Curtain: a Study of a Girls Madrasa in India

By Winkelmann , Mareike J

Book information

Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
Year
2006
ISBN
9053569073, 9789048504411, 9048504414, 9789053569078
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1425524 bytes)
Series
ISIM dissertations
Pages
177 pages\177
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Islamic education;Islamic education--India--Histor

Description

This study investigates how madrasas for girls emerged in India, how they differ from madrasas for boys, and how female students come to interpret Islam through the teachings they receive in these schools.;Table of Contents; Ch. 1: Introduction; Ch. 2: Discussing girls' madrasas: absences and appearances; Ch. 3: The 'men behind the curtain' and the tablighi link; Ch. 4: Curriculum and learning; Ch. 5: Female authority and the public; Ch. 6: Girls' madrasas revisited.

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