Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-161) and index.
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Introduction -- Identity, self and religion -- Ethos as a gendering device -- Articulated discourse -- Four facets of identity -- Conclusion.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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"This book investigates the nature of identity formation among economically deprived adolescent Muslim girls in northern India by focusing on the interstitial spaces of the 'home' and 'school'. It examines issues of religion, patriarchy and education, to interrogate the relationship between pedagogy and religion in South Asia."--Back cover.