Religion and Education in 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.

Autorentext

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

Inhalt

1. Introduction: Religion, Education and a Case for Religious Education in India 2. Translating the Bible, Transforming the Zo 3. Beyond Dolls and Handkerchiefs: Christian Missionary Intervention and Women's Education in Travancore, 1870-1950 4. The Making of an Ideal Hindu Child: The Pedagogy of the Gita Press 5. Educating Lay Muslims: Religious Pedagogy in Bengal. 6. Educating Girls in a Sikh School 7. Caste, Gender and Muslim Education in Bhopal 8. Education, Politics and Glocality: The Politics of Ahle Hadis in India