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Author Meehan, Mark W

Title Islam, Modernity, and the Liminal Space Between
Published Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (197 pages)
Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS; CHAPTER ONE; Statement of the Problem and Research Questions; Definition of Key Concepts; Conceptual Framework; The Context of the Research; The Current Jordanian System of Education; Contributions; Summary; CHAPTER TWO; Islam and Modernity; Modernity; Blaming Islam; Understanding Islam; Reforming Islam; Returning to Islam; The Dynamic between Arab-Muslim Thoughtand Modernity; 'Aqli, Naqli and Tradition Islamic Epistemology; Liminal; Liminal in Arab Culture and Higher Education; Higher Education in the Middle East; Summary; CHAPTER THREE; Theory; Why Grounded Theory
The Use of Grounded Theory MethodologyRationale for Methodological Approachand Site Selection Method; Site Selection; Participant Selection; Data Gathering Methods and Procedures; Data Analysis Procedures; Discussion of Positionality; Positionality and Critical Theory; Threats to Validity; Considerations and Implications; Limitations; Significance; CHAPTER FOUR; The League of Arab States; The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization; The Arab League Educational, Cultural, and ScientificOrganization; The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research
The Jordanian Higher EducationAccreditation CommissionWorld Islamic Science and Education University; The Institute of Traditional Islamic Art and Architecture; The Historic Development of ITIAA; The Current Function of ITIAA; Enrollment Management at ITIAA; ITIAA's Self-perception of Uniqueness; Conclusions; CHAPTER FIVE; Traditional Islamic Philosophy and ITIAA'sView of Art; Metaphysics; Physical Forms; The Role of the Artist as Mediator; The Role of the Community; Traditional Islamic Philosophy and the ITIAAPhysical Plant; Traditional Islamic Philosophy and the Institute's Faculty
Traditional Islamic Philosophy and the Institute'sCurriculumTraditional Islamic Pholosophy and the Students of the Institute ; Student Survey Responses; Student Interview Responses; Conclusions; CHAPTER SIX; General Understanding ; The Role; The Function of Communitas; Value Synthesis; Products of Liminality and their Anticipated Rolein Jordan; The Pervasive Role of Beauty; Conclusions; CHAPTER SEVEN; Research Summary; Implications of the Study; Reflection on Method and Results; Funding as a Definitive Aspect of the Research Process; Potential Further Research; WORKS CITED
Summary This book investigates the development and function of the Institute of Traditional Islamic Art and Architecture (ITIAA) in Amman, Jordan. A vertical case study using grounded theory methodology, the research creates a rich and holistic understanding of the Institute. Specific areas of study include the factors involved in the founding of the Institute within the context of Arab and Jordanian higher education, the role of traditional Islamic philosophy in the function of the Institute, and th ..
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
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Subject Education, Higher -- Jordan
Islamic education -- Philosophy
RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- New Testament.
Education, Higher.
Islamic education -- Philosophy.
Jordan.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781443852760
1443852767
1443848271
9781443848275