Knowledge and Power in Morocco The Education of a Twentieth-Century Notable |
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| Author:
| Eickelman, Dale F. |
| Series title: | Princeton Studies on the near East Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-691-09415-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 1985 |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $45.00 |
Book Description:
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This intensive social biography of a rural Moroccan judge discusses Islamic education, the concept of knowledge it embodies, and its communication from the early years of colonial rule in twentieth-century Morocco to the present. The work sensitively combines the outlooks and perceptions of the author and those of the shrewd and reflective `Abd ar-Rahman, supplementing our knowledge of resurgent militant Islamic movements by describing other popularly supported Islamic attitudes...
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This intensive social biography of a rural Moroccan judge discusses Islamic education, the concept of knowledge it embodies, and its communication from the early years of colonial rule in twentieth-century Morocco to the present. The work sensitively combines the outlooks and perceptions of the author and those of the shrewd and reflective `Abd ar-Rahman, supplementing our knowledge of resurgent militant Islamic movements by describing other popularly supported Islamic attitudes toward the contemporary world.