Knowledge and Power in Morocco: The Education of a Twentieth-Century Notable
This intensive social biography of a rural Moroccan judge discusses Islamic education, the concept of knowledge it embodies, and its communication from the early years of colonial rule in twentieth-century Morocco to the present. The work sensitively combines the outlooks and perceptions of the author and those of the shrewd and reflective 'Abd ar-Rahman, supplementing our knowledge of resurgent militant Islamic movements by describing other popularly supported Islamic attitudes toward the...
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This intensive social biography of a rural Moroccan judge discusses Islamic education, the concept of knowledge it embodies, and its communication from the early years of colonial rule in twentieth-century Morocco to the present. The work sensitively combines the outlooks and perceptions of the author and those of the shrewd and reflective 'Abd ar-Rahman, supplementing our knowledge of resurgent militant Islamic movements by describing other popularly supported Islamic attitudes toward the contemporary world. Stephen William Foster - The Middle East Journal Eickelman is an astute and delicate storyteller. His narrative illuminates 'Abd al-Rahman's biography, as Michel Foucault says, at the 'point where power reaches into the very grain of individuals, touches their bodies and inserts itself into their actions and attitudes, learning processes, and everyday lives.'
List of Illustrations, Tables, and MapsixForewordxiPrefacexvIntroduction3Learning and the State3Intellectuals: Context and Style81.Biography as a Social Document14The Anthropologist and the Judge19The Sharqawi Papers252.Beginnings37Bzu and Its Region37The Family Milieu: Origins41A Qadi's Childhood50His Brother's Footsteps533.The Education of a Qadi: The Quranic Presence57Islamic Knowledge in Morocco57The Social Context of Religious Learning59Carriers of the Quran65Places of Study684.The Yusufiya: A Profile of Higher Islamic Learning72Rural Students in Marrakesh77Student Hostels79Higher Learning and Society85The Mosque-University Milieu915.The World of the Educated Rural Notable107The Return107Discerning Islam114Self-Images122Bzu: The Two Faces of Learning124The Responsibilities of Learning1306.Politics and Religion: From Protectorate to Independence135The Berber Decree135The Colonial Apogee137The War Years139Postwar Nationalism146The Deposition151Independence: The View from the Periphery1557.The Great Transformation?161The Erosion of Traditional Learning161From Mosque-University to Religious Institute169Personal Choices172Challenges173Glossary181Bibliography185Index197
\ The Middle East JournalEickelman is an astute and delicate storyteller. His narrative illuminates 'Abd al-Rahman's biography, as Michel Foucault says, at the 'point where power reaches into the very grain of individuals, touches their bodies and inserts itself into their actions and attitudes, learning processes, and everyday lives.'\ — Stephen William Foster\ \ \ \ \ The Middle East Journal - Stephen William Foster\ Eickelman is an astute and delicate storyteller. His narrative illuminates 'Abd al-Rahman's biography, as Michel Foucault says, at the 'point where power reaches into the very grain of individuals, touches their bodies and inserts itself into their actions and attitudes, learning processes, and everyday lives.'\ \
