Putting Islam to work : education, politics, and religious transformation in Egypt /
Gregory Starrett.
- Berkeley : University of California Press, �1998.
- 1 online resource (xvi, 308 pages)
- Comparative studies on Muslim societies ; 25 .
- Comparative studies on Muslim societies ; 25. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-301) and index.
1. Creating an Object -- 2. Education and the Management of Populations -- 3. The Progressive Policy of the Government -- 4. Learning about God -- 5. The Path of Clarification -- 6. Growing Up: Four Stories -- 7. State of Emergency -- 8. Broken Boundaries and the Politics of Fear.
In this book, Gregory Starrett focuses on the historical interplay of power and public culture, showing how these new forms of communication and a growing state interest in religious instruction have changed the way the Islamci tradition is reproduced.