04080nam a2200553Ki 4500 ocn881316237 OCoLC 20200709060132.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 140612s2014 ncu ob 001 0 eng d N$T eng rda pn N$T 9781469614328 (electronic bk.) 1469614324 (electronic bk.) 9781469614311 1469614316 (OCoLC)881316237 784520 (N$T) fw----- BP43.A358 W37 2014eb REL 037000 bisacsh 297.7/70966 23 REL041000 HIS001050 bisacsh N$TA Ware, Rudolph T. The walking Qurʼan : Islamic education, embodied knowledge, and history in West Africa / Rudolph T. Ware III. North Carolina : The University of North Carolina Press, [2014]. ©2014. 1 online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Islamic civilization and Muslim networks "Typesetter: code used below Spanning a thousand years of history--and bringing the story to the present through ethnographic fieldwork in Senegal, Gambia, and Mauritania--Rudolph Ware documents the profound significance of Quran schools for West African Muslim communities. Such schools peacefully brought Islam to much of the region, becoming striking symbols of Muslim identity. Ware shows how in Senegambia the schools became powerful channels for African resistance during the eras of the slave trade and colonization. While illuminating the past, Ware also makes signal contributions to understanding contemporary Islam by demonstrating how the schools' epistemology of embodiment gives expression to classical Islamic frameworks of learning and knowledge. Today, many Muslims and non-Muslims find West African methods of Quran schooling puzzling and controversial. In fascinating detail, Ware introduces these practices from the viewpoint of the practitioners, explicating their emphasis on educating the whole human being as if to remake it as a living replica of the Quran. From this perspective, the transference of knowledge in core texts and rituals is literally embodied in people, helping shape them--like the Prophet of Islam--into vital bearers of the word of God."-- Provided by publisher. "Spanning a thousand years of history--and bringing the story to the present through ethnographic fieldwork in Senegal, Gambia, and Mauritania--Ware documents the profound significance of Qurʼan schools for West African Muslim communities. Such schools peacefully brought Islam to much of the region, becoming striking symbols of Muslim identity. Ware shows how in Senegambia the schools became powerful channels for African resistance during the eras of the slave trade and colonization. While illuminating the past, Ware also makes signal contributions to understanding contemporary Islam by demonstrating how the schools' epistemology of embodiment gives expression to classical Islamic frameworks of learning and knowledge"-- Provided by publisher. Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. Islamic religious education Africa, West. Qurʼan Study and teaching Africa, West. RELIGION / Islam / General bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Ware, Rudolph T. Walking Qurʼan 9781469614311 (DLC) 2013051122 (OCoLC)867851681 Islamic civilization & Muslim networks. EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=784520 Cover image http://www.netread.com/jcusers/1116/2847328/image/lgcover.9781469614311.jpg EBSCOhost EBSC 784520 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 54856 54856