Controlling Knowledge: Power, Religion and Schooling in a Muslim Society - Hardcover

Brenner, Louis

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1850654417 ISBN 13: 9781850654414

Publisher: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd, 2001

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

LOUIS BRENNER is Emeritus Professor of the History of Religion in Africa, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. His other publications include Controlling Knowledge: Religion, Power and Schooling in a West African Society (2000), Muslim Identity and Social Change in Sub-Saharan Africa (1993), and Reflexions sur le savoir islamique en Afrique de l'ouest (1985).

Edition details

• Publisher: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1850654417
• ISBN 13: 9781850654414
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 355