1st Edition

Religion and Education in India

Edited By Arshad Alam Copyright 2024
162 Pages
by Routledge India

162 Pages
by Routledge India

162 Pages
by Routledge India

This book studies the relationship between religion and education in the Indian context. It analyses the creative interface between religion and education as empirical categories and overlapping modes of pedagogical transmission. The volume investigates the ways in which religious identities are shaped through education both at home and at school. It brings together academics and researchers... Read more

Chapter 1: Introduction: Religion, Education and a Case for Religious Education in India

Arshad Alam

 

Chapter 2: Translating the Bible, Transforming the Zo

Lam Khan Piang

 

Chapter 3: Beyond Dolls and Handkerchiefs: Christian Missionary Intervention and Women’s Education in Travancore, 1870-1950

Burton Cleetus

 

Chapter 4: The Making of an Ideal Hindu Child: The Pedagogy of the Gita Press

Ritu Sinha

 

Chapter 5: Educating Lay Muslims: Religious Pedagogy in Bengal.

Aditya Kapoor

  

Chapter 6: Educating Girls in a Sikh School.

Tripti Bassi

 

Chapter 7: Caste, Gender and Muslim Education in Bhopal.

Anwar Jafri

 

Chapter 8: Education, Politics and Glocality: The Politics of Ahle Hadis in India.

Arshad Amanullah

 

Index

 

 

Biography

Arshad Alam, PhD, is an independent researcher based in New Delhi, India.