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11%OFFEbrahim Moosa - What Is a Madrasa? - 9781474401746 - V9781474401746
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What Is a Madrasa?

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Description for What Is a Madrasa? Paperback. Explains the role of the madrasa in the cultural, intellectual and religious experience of Muslims. This title helps readers understand the history, place and function of the madrasa in Muslim religious, cultural and political world. It includes a glossary of key non English terms used in the book. Num Pages: 280 pages, 24 b&w illustrations (7 figures, 16 illustrations & 1 map). BIC Classification: HBJF; HRHP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464.
This book explains the role of the madrasa in the cultural, intellectual and religious experience of Muslims. The prospects for peace in Afghanistan, dialogue between Washington and Tehran, the UN's bid to stabilise nuclear armed Pakistan, understanding the largest Muslim minority in the world's largest democracy in India, or the largest Muslim population in the world in Indonesia - all require some knowledge of the traditional religious sectors in these countries and of what connection traditional religious schooling has (or not) to their geopolitical situations. This unique and engaging introduction will help readers understand the history, place and function of ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781474401746
SKU
V9781474401746
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About Ebrahim Moosa
Ebrahim Moosa is Professor of Religious and Islamic Studies in the Department of Religious Studies at Duke University.

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