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ID092247
Title ProperReplicating the Deobandi model of Islamic schooling
Other Title Informationthe case of a Quomi madrasa in a district town of Bangladesh
LanguageENG
AuthorKabir, Humayun
Publication2009.
Summary / Abstract (Note)The proliferation of the Deobandi model of religious school has been taken for granted in South Asia, although how its pedagogic method and theological stances are being replicated in Bangladesh has received little academic attention. This paper delves into the replication of the Deobandi model of religious schooling in Bangladesh by describing the replication process in a local Quomi madrasa, which received strong patronage from Deoband at the height of the Islamic revivalist-reformist movements in South Asia. This study reveals that localized versions of Deobandi madrasas in Bangladesh are concerned with the 'other' Muslims, that is, Muslims with doctrinal views differing from the Deobandi school of thought. The contestation between the Deobandi interpretation of Islam and the other interpretive Islamic groups within the circle of madrasas suggests that Muslim identity is a matter of contention, with differing points of view from one type of madrasa to another and from one group of ulama to another.
`In' analytical NoteContemporary South Asia Vol. 17, No. 4; Dec 2009: p415-428
Journal SourceContemporary South Asia Vol. 17, No. 4; Dec 2009: p415-428
Key WordsMadrasa ;  Deobandi ;  Ulama ;  Maslaki ;  Othering ;  Bangladesh ;  Quomi Madrasa