LEARNING NOT TO SPEAK IN TONGUES: THOUGHTS ON THE LIBRARIAN OF BASRA
2008; Canadian Society for the Study of Education; Volume: 31; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
ISSN
1918-5979
AutoresDavid W. Jardine, Rahat Naqvi,
Tópico(s)Jewish Identity and Society
ResumoWe explore the nature of knowledge and education and how Islamic traditions have shaped understanding of these matters. We contrast this with contemporary images of “Taliban ‐ like” schools full of rote repetition and harsh, authoritarian literalism. Some of the history of Islamic scholarship venerates a much more generous relationship to knowing. We link these explorations to a recently published children’s picture book, a true story about a librarian in Basra, Iraq, during the recent American invasion. Even if it is a “true story,” we consider what its truth is and whether educators, might or should or could stand by this truth. Key words: Islamic philosophy, curriculum knowledge, knowledge formation, politics and education, multiculturalism Nous explorons ici la nature du savoir et de l ʹ education et comment la tradition islamique a modele leur comprehension. Nous comparons les images contemporaines des ecoles ʺ style Taliban ʺ qui sont faites de ʺ par coeur ʺ et de literalite dure et autoritaire avec certaines ecoles dans l ʹ histoire de l ʹ Islam qui affichent une plus grande generosite face au savoir. Nous etablissons un lien entre ces notions et un livre illustre pour enfants recemment publie, une histoire vecue d ʹ un libraire de Basra, en Iraq, pendant la recente invasion americaine. Meme si cette histoire est une ʺ histoire vraie ʺ , nous considerons sa valeur et nous pensons que les educateurs pourraient accepter cette verite ou meme qu ʹ ils devraient l ʹ accepter. Mots cles: philosophie de l ʹ Islam, la connaissance du curriculum, la formation du savoir, l ʹ education et les politiques, le multiculturalisme
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