Dissertation | Monografie | Monograph | Phd thesis

From behind the curtain: a study of a girls' Madrasa in India

In the aftermath of 9/11 Islamic seminaries or madrasas received much media attention in India, mostly owing to the alleged link between madrasa education and forms of violence. Yet, while ample information on madrasas for boys is available, similar institutions of Islamic learning for girls have for the greater part escaped public attention so far. 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. Observations suggest that, next to the official curriculum, the 'informal' curriculum plays an equally important role. It serves the madrasa's broader aim of bringing about a complete reform of the students' morality and to determine their actions accordingly.

ISBN
978-90-5356-907-8
Extent
Seite(n): 176
Language
Englisch
Notes
Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

Bibliographic citation
ISIM Dissertations

Subject
Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie
Soziologie, Anthropologie
Religionssoziologie
Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung
Bildung
Indien
Curriculum
religiöse Sozialisation
Frau
Geschlechtsrolle
Islam
Mädchenschule

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Winkelmann, Mareike J.
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Amsterdam Univ. Press
(where)
Niederlande, Amsterdam
(when)
2005

URN
urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-273238
Rights
GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
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Object type

  • Monografie
  • Dissertation

Associated

  • Winkelmann, Mareike J.
  • Amsterdam Univ. Press

Time of origin

  • 2005

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