Controlling Knowledge: Religion, Power and Schooling in a West African Muslim Society
Louis Brenner
Controlling Knowledge: Religion, Power and Schooling in a West African Muslim Society - London Hurt and Company 2000 - xv,343 p. HB 22x14 cm.
This is an exploration of the history of a West African society in the 20th century, with specific reference to the evolution of Islamic schooling. The research focuses on the social and political processes that have produced new forms of Muslim expression and self perception. This is a study of the social and political dynamics of a Muslim society (the Republic of Mali, formerly Soudan Francais), where the Islamic religion is a powerful defining element. The text argues that this Muslim society is religiously pluralistic. There is a detailed history of Muslim schools which functions as an anchor around which a complex array of social and political factors are arranged.
1850654417
Social Groups
Islam and Politics
West Africa
Mali
305.69 / BREC
Controlling Knowledge: Religion, Power and Schooling in a West African Muslim Society - London Hurt and Company 2000 - xv,343 p. HB 22x14 cm.
This is an exploration of the history of a West African society in the 20th century, with specific reference to the evolution of Islamic schooling. The research focuses on the social and political processes that have produced new forms of Muslim expression and self perception. This is a study of the social and political dynamics of a Muslim society (the Republic of Mali, formerly Soudan Francais), where the Islamic religion is a powerful defining element. The text argues that this Muslim society is religiously pluralistic. There is a detailed history of Muslim schools which functions as an anchor around which a complex array of social and political factors are arranged.
1850654417
Social Groups
Islam and Politics
West Africa
Mali
305.69 / BREC
