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Record Nr.

UNINA9910438235903321

Titolo

Gender, religion and education in a chaotic postmodern world / / Zehavit Gross, Lynn Davies, Al-Khansaa Diab, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer, 2013

ISBN

1-283-93603-8

94-007-5270-9

Edizione

[1st ed. 2013.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (vii, 382 pages)

Collana

Gale eBooks

Altri autori (Persone)

GrossZehavit

DaviesLynn

DiabAl-Khansaa

Disciplina

306.6

Soggetti

Sex role

Postmodern theology

Postmodernism and education

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. I. The contested role of education, religion and gender -- pt. II. Religious education and the study of religion -- pt. III. Migration and identity -- pt. IV. Sexuality, masculinity, the body and gendered space -- pt. V. Rights, equality, secularism.

Sommario/riassunto

The immense changes that the world is undergoing in terms of globalization and migration of peoples have had a profound effect on cultures and identities.  The question is whether this means shifts in religious identities for women and men in different contexts, whether such shifts are seen as beneficial, negative or insufficient, or whether social change actually means new conservatisms or even fundamentalisms.  Surrounding these questions is the role of education is in any change or new contradiction. This unique book enhances an interdisciplinary discourse about the complex intersections between gender, religion and education in the contemporary world.  Literature in the social sciences and humanities have expanded our understanding of women’s involvement in almost every aspect of life, yet the combined religious/educational aspect is still an under-studied and often under-theorized field of research.  How people experience their



religious identity in a new context or country is also a theme now needing more complex attention. Questions of the body, visibility and invisibility are receiving new treatments. This book fills these gaps.    The book provides a strong comparative perspective, with 15 countries or contexts represented. The context of education and learning covers schools, higher education, non-formal education, religious institutions, adult literacy, curriculum and textbooks.  Overall, the book reveals a great complexity and often contradiction in modern negotiations of religion and secularism by girls and boys, women and men, and a range of possibilities for change.  It provides a theoretical and practical resource for researchers, religious and educational institutions, policy makers and teachers. .