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Scholars of faith : South Asian Muslim women and the embodiment of religious knowledge /

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'Scholars of Faith' looks at South Asian Muslim women acquiring religious education in India as well as around the world. It is based on fieldwork in a girls' madrasa in north India as well as an on-line Qur'an class whose students are middle-class South Asian Muslim women with c...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sanyal, Usha (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Islamic religious education > South Asia.
Muslim girls > Education > South Asia.
Muslim women > Education > South Asia.
Muslim girls > Education > India > Case studies.
Filles musulmanes > Éducation > Asie méridionale.
Musulmanes > Éducation > Asie méridionale.
Filles musulmanes > Éducation > Inde > Études de cas.
Islamic religious education
Muslim girls > Education
Muslim women > Education
India
South Asia
Electronic books.
Case studies
Case studies.
Études de cas.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:'Scholars of Faith' looks at South Asian Muslim women acquiring religious education in India as well as around the world. It is based on fieldwork in a girls' madrasa in north India as well as an on-line Qur'an class whose students are middle-class South Asian Muslim women with college degrees and have chosen to learn the Qur'an in Arabic. It reflects on the motivations and impact of this education on the lives of these modern South Asian Muslim women.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199099900
0199099901