Teaching Islam: Textbooks and Religion in the Middle East

Published by Lynne Rienner Publishers 2007

Teaching Islam

Textbooks and Religion in the Middle East

Edited by: Eleanor Abdella Doumato and Gregory Starrett

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781626372726

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Explores the political and social priorities behind religious education in nine Middle Eastern countries.

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1. Textbook Islam, Nation Building, and the Question of Violence Gregory Starrett and Eleanor Abdella Doumato Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. Egypt: Promoting Tolerance, Defending Against Islamism James A. Toronto and Muhammad S. Eissa Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	27
3. Iran: A Shi‘ite Curriculum to Serve the Islamic State Golnar Mehran Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	53
4. Jordan: Prescription for Obedience and Conformity Betty Anderson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	71
5. Kuwait: Striving to Align Islam with Western Values Taghreed Alqudsi-ghabra Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	89
6. Oman: Cultivating Good Citizens and Religious Virtue Mandana E. Limbert Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	103
7. The Palestinian National Authority: The Politics of Writing and Interpreting Curricula Nathan Brown and Seif Da‘Na Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	125
8. Saudi Arabia: From “Wahhabi” Roots to Contemporary Revisionism Eleanor Abdella Doumato Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	153
9. Syria: Secularism, Arabism, and Sunni Orthodoxy Joshua Landis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	177
10. Turkey: Sanctifying a Secular State Ozlem Altan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	197
11. Textbook Meanings and the Power of Interpretation Gregory Starrett Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	215
12. Conclusion: Tailor-Made Islam Eleanor Abdella Doumato and Gregory Starrett Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	233
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	239
The Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	251
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	255
About the Book Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	267

Language: English
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 267

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Published: June 7, 2022
ISBN: 9781626372726