Knowledge and Power in Morocco: The Education of a Twentieth-Century Notable

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This intensive social biography of a rural Moroccan judge discusses Islamic education, the concept of knowledge it embodies, and its communication from the early years of colonial rule in twentieth-century Morocco to the present. The work sensitively combines the outlooks and perceptions of the author and those of the shrewd and reflective `Abd ar-Rahman, supplementing our knowledge of resurgent militant Islamic movements by describing other popularly supported Islamic attitudes toward the contemporary world. Dedication Contents List of Illustrations, Tables, and Maps Foreword • Clifford Geertz Preface Introduction 1. Biography as a Social Document 2. Beginnings 3. The Education of a Qadi: The Quranic Presence 4. The Yusufiya: A Profile of Higher Islamic Learning 5. The World of the Educated Rural Notable 6. Politics and Religion: From Protectorate to Independence 7. The Great Transformation? Glossary Biblioraphy Index