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Book SynopsisIn states in which the public role of religion is controversial, religious instruction becomes both a means and an end of politics. This groundbreaking collection of case studies drawn from Arab, Asian and European countries examines different aspects of religious instruction: how it is regulated, who decides its content, the values it imparts and, in particular, whether it triggers, deepens or reduces conflict.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction, THEODOR HANF AND KARIM EL MUFTI Teaching Religion, not Violence, HISHAM NASHABE Religious Education and/or the Making of a Citizen: The Case of Lebanon, KARIM EL MUFTI Teaching Religion in Egypt and Tunisia: A Challenge to Citizenship Education, MUHAMMAD FAOUR Capitalizing on Inequality? Religious Schools in Turkey and Israel, ANNALENA DI GIOVANNI Teaching Religion in a Multinational State: The Case of Bosnia-Herzegovina, KARIM EL MUFTI State-Building and Religious Education in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, GIUDITTA FONTANA A Review of Religion in the British Education System, KELSEY SHANKS Teaching About Religion in a Spirit of Laïcité: The Case of France, ANNE FRANÇOISE WEBER Teaching Religion in Germany, KARL SCHMITT Madrasa Education in Afghanistan: Between Reform and Militancy, RÜDIGER BLUMÖR Policies and Politics of Teaching Religion in India, SHREYA PARIKH Epilogue: What We Know and What We Don’t, THEODOR HANF About the Authors
