| ID | 164881 |
| Title Proper | Discipline and Nurture |
| Other Title Information | Living in a girls’ madrasa, living in community |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Sanyal, Usha |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article presents an ethnography of a contemporary residential madrasa for teenage Muslim girls in a North Indian town undertaken by a team of two researchers. We focused on different aspects of the overall study, with Sanyal conducting participant observation within the madrasa and Farah interviewing a select number of graduates and former students in their home environments. The result is a comprehensive picture of the madrasa's transformative role in the socio-religious lives of its students, which highlights the importance of the connections between the madrasa and the home.
Of significance are the religious and denominational orientation of the madrasa—Barelwi Sunni Muslim—as well as the working-class status of the girls and their parents’ low level of education. With limited resources, the madrasa inculcates in the students, and by extension their neighbourhoods and wider communities, a new awareness of religious duties and mutual obligations, and gives its students confidence and a voice within both their families and communities. The long-term potential impact of madrasas such as this one appears to be significant in contemporary North India. |
| `In' analytical Note | Modern Asian Studies Vol. 53, No.2; Mar 2019: p.411-450 |
| Journal Source | Modern Asian Studies 2019-04 53, 2 |
| Key Words | Madrasa ; Girls |