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 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.' "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."--Publisher description Dedication Contents List of Illustrations, Tables, and Maps Foreword • Clifford Geertz Preface Introduction 1. Biography as a Social Document 2. Beginnings 3. The Education of a Qadi: The Quranic Presence 4. The Yusufiya: A Profile of Higher Islamic Learning 5. The World of the Educated Rural Notable 6. Politics and Religion: From Protectorate to Independence 7. The Great Transformation? Glossary Biblioraphy Index A social biography of a rural Moroccan judge. It 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. BECAUSE of its complexity, Moroccan society lends itself to the use of biographies as a means of understanding wider social and political realities.