Islam as Education

Pedagogies of Pilgrimage, Prophecy, and Jihad

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

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Motivated by the intellectual historian Shahab Ahmed’s observation that “the history of Islamic paideia has yet to be written,” Islam as Education explores multiple forms that the search for knowledge and the transmission of wisdom have taken in Islam, focusing on the classical period (800–1500 CE). Ghiloni draws on a wide range of Islamic primary source material, ranging from sacred texts and parables to neglected pedagogical literature and paintings. He depicts three Islamic religious practices—pilgrimage, prophecy, and jihad—as modes of pedagogy: embodied ways of defining, defusing, and defending sacred knowledge.Islam as Education’s educational heuristic not only aids in understanding Islam, but also provides guidance for intercultural and interreligious relations. Ghiloni argues that Islam’s grand (knowledge) tradition serves as a bridge between Muslims and non-Muslims, and compares it with the educational theory of John Dewey, the celebrated American pragmatist. Based on this discussion, a final chapter develops practical tools for learning from cultural and religious difference.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2019-08-01
Mått162 x 227 x 22 mm
Vikt503 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor210
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781978707597

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Aaron Ghiloni succeeds in raising important insights that advance the ongoing practical theological conversation. . . Ghiloni opens exciting possibilities for including new interdisciplinary dimensions, as well as the potential for gaining layers of unanticipated insights from other religious traditions that have typically not been sufficiently explored. . . . Ghiloni certainly succeeds in reaching a broad audience interested in Islam, as well as specialist readers who are interested in the theory of education as a bridge to existing religious traditions. Moreover, he makes an important contribution by identifying the importance of an approach that remains rigorous, while simultaneously open for multiple perspectives ‘even as far away as China’, which certainly has the potential to enrich the field of practical theology with unexpected, yet significant new insights.