Schooling, othering, and the cultivation of Muslim students religious and civic identities

In this multiple case study I use Foucault's theory of power/knowledge in exploring how Muslim students negotiate their religious and civic identities. Three themes are revealed. The first theme explores how Muslim students use their body and language in performing their religiosity and develop...

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Saada, Najwan Lbeeb (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Journals Online & Print:
Drawer...
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Published: Springer [2017]
In: Journal of Religious Education
Year: 2017, Volume: 64, Issue: 3, Pages: 179-195
IxTheo Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AH Religious education
BJ Islam
KBQ North America
Further subjects:B Islamic Education
B Identity Politics
B Technologies of the self
B Orientalism
B Foucault
B Othering
B public education
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
Description
Summary:In this multiple case study I use Foucault's theory of power/knowledge in exploring how Muslim students negotiate their religious and civic identities. Three themes are revealed. The first theme explores how Muslim students use their body and language in performing their religiosity and develop a counter-discourse of self expression and resistance in public schools. In the second theme I explain the liberating function of public education and the difference between dogmatic and non-dogmatic religious education. The third theme explicates how discourses of Orientalism and othering work in public schools, and how they affect the experiences and identities of Muslim students.
ISSN:2199-4625
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of Religious Education
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s40839-017-0042-8