1st Edition

Islamic Education and Indoctrination The Case in Indonesia

By Charlene Tan Copyright 2011
228 Pages 16 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

248 Pages 16 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

228 Pages 16 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Islamic schools, especially madrasahs , have been viewed as sites of indoctrination for Muslim students and militants. Some educators and parents in the United States have also regarded introductory courses on Islam in some public schools as indoctrinatory. But what do we mean by "indoctrination"? And is Islamic education indoctrinatory? This book critically discusses the concept of... Read more

Preface.  Introduction.  1. Struggling for Control: Indoctrination and Jihad  2. (De)constructing an Indoctrinatory Tradition  3. Indoctrination in Formal Education: The Case of Pondok Pesantren Islam Al Mukmin  4. Indoctrination in Non-formal and Informal Education: The Case of Jemaah Islamiyah  5. Weaving a Different Net: An Educative Tradition  6. Islamic Schools in Indonesia: Islam with a Smiling Face?  7. Whither Religious Pluralism, Strong Rationality, and Strong Autonomy?  8. Beyond Indoctrination: Towards Educative Muslim Traditions.  Conclusion.  Notes.  Bibliography.  Index.

Biography

Charlene Tan is an associate professor at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. She has held visiting appointments at the Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University, Jakarta; the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies; and the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Centre of Islamic Studies, University of Cambridge.