Quranic Schools in Northern Nigeria

Everyday Experiences of Youth, Faith, and Poverty

Nonfiction, History, Africa, Religion & Spirituality
Cover of the book Quranic Schools in Northern Nigeria by Hannah Hoechner, Cambridge University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Hannah Hoechner ISBN: 9781108656276
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication: March 15, 2018
Imprint: Cambridge University Press Language: English
Author: Hannah Hoechner
ISBN: 9781108656276
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: March 15, 2018
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Language: English

In a global context of widespread fears over Islamic radicalisation and militancy, poor Muslim youth, especially those socialised in religious seminaries, have attracted overwhelmingly negative attention. In northern Nigeria, male Qur'anic students have garnered a reputation of resorting to violence in order to claim their share of highly unequally distributed resources. Drawing on material from long-term ethnographic and participatory fieldwork among Qur'anic students and their communities, this book offers an alternative perspective on youth, faith, and poverty. Mobilising insights from scholarship on education, poverty research and childhood and youth studies, Hannah Hoechner describes how religious discourses can moderate feelings of inadequacy triggered by experiences of exclusion, and how Qur'anic school enrolment offers a way forward in constrained circumstances, even though it likely reproduces poverty in the long run. A pioneering study of religious school students conducted through participatory methods, this book presents vital insights into the concerns of this much-vilified group.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

In a global context of widespread fears over Islamic radicalisation and militancy, poor Muslim youth, especially those socialised in religious seminaries, have attracted overwhelmingly negative attention. In northern Nigeria, male Qur'anic students have garnered a reputation of resorting to violence in order to claim their share of highly unequally distributed resources. Drawing on material from long-term ethnographic and participatory fieldwork among Qur'anic students and their communities, this book offers an alternative perspective on youth, faith, and poverty. Mobilising insights from scholarship on education, poverty research and childhood and youth studies, Hannah Hoechner describes how religious discourses can moderate feelings of inadequacy triggered by experiences of exclusion, and how Qur'anic school enrolment offers a way forward in constrained circumstances, even though it likely reproduces poverty in the long run. A pioneering study of religious school students conducted through participatory methods, this book presents vital insights into the concerns of this much-vilified group.

More books from Cambridge University Press

Cover of the book A History of Psychology in Western Civilization by Hannah Hoechner
Cover of the book The Cambridge Handbook of Personal Relationships by Hannah Hoechner
Cover of the book The Cambridge Companion to the Modern Gothic by Hannah Hoechner
Cover of the book Language, Migration, and Identity by Hannah Hoechner
Cover of the book Hair Transplantation by Hannah Hoechner
Cover of the book Capital Directive in Europe by Hannah Hoechner
Cover of the book Poetry, Print, and the Making of Postcolonial Literature by Hannah Hoechner
Cover of the book The Dynamics of Military Revolution, 1300–2050 by Hannah Hoechner
Cover of the book Morality and Masculinity in the Carolingian Empire by Hannah Hoechner
Cover of the book The Cambridge Companion to Michael Tippett by Hannah Hoechner
Cover of the book The Afterlife of John Fitzgerald Kennedy by Hannah Hoechner
Cover of the book Performing Orthodox Ritual in Byzantium by Hannah Hoechner
Cover of the book War and Remembrance in the Twentieth Century by Hannah Hoechner
Cover of the book Jewish Law and Contemporary Issues by Hannah Hoechner
Cover of the book Quality of Life Measurement in Neurodegenerative and Related Conditions by Hannah Hoechner
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy