Najaf à l’heure du pantalon : les enjeux de l’école moderne dans une ville sainte, 1908-1958
This article examines the development of so-called modern education in the Shiite holy city of Najaf (Iraq) by looking at how the expansion of the educational network allows for the integration of local youth into the nation state. A study of recently published memoirs by Najafis shows that the scho...
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| description | This article examines the development of so-called modern education in the Shiite holy city of Najaf (Iraq) by looking at how the expansion of the educational network allows for the integration of local youth into the nation state. A study of recently published memoirs by Najafis shows that the school plays an eminently political role in developing a militaristic and patriotic culture through sports, history, and theatre. Despite endemic unemployment, the school offers a path to social advancement within the institutions of the new Iraqi state. Although the development of modern education and its symbols, such as trousers, met with strong resistance in Najaf, some ulemas were nevertheless associated with these schools and participated in the secularization of knowledge. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1214504b3e54481b95f338d0b9a5e1a72024-02-13T15:19:02ZengUniversité de ProvenceRevue des Mondes Musulmans et de la Méditerranée0997-13272105-2271154678410.4000/remmm.20096Najaf à l’heure du pantalon : les enjeux de l’école moderne dans une ville sainte, 1908-1958Thibaud LavalThis article examines the development of so-called modern education in the Shiite holy city of Najaf (Iraq) by looking at how the expansion of the educational network allows for the integration of local youth into the nation state. A study of recently published memoirs by Najafis shows that the school plays an eminently political role in developing a militaristic and patriotic culture through sports, history, and theatre. Despite endemic unemployment, the school offers a path to social advancement within the institutions of the new Iraqi state. Although the development of modern education and its symbols, such as trousers, met with strong resistance in Najaf, some ulemas were nevertheless associated with these schools and participated in the secularization of knowledge.https://journals.openedition.org/remmm/20096IraqsecularizationNajafmodern schoolspatriotism |
| spellingShingle | Thibaud Laval Najaf à l’heure du pantalon : les enjeux de l’école moderne dans une ville sainte, 1908-1958 Revue des Mondes Musulmans et de la Méditerranée Iraq secularization Najaf modern schools patriotism |
| title | Najaf à l’heure du pantalon : les enjeux de l’école moderne dans une ville sainte, 1908-1958 |
| title_full | Najaf à l’heure du pantalon : les enjeux de l’école moderne dans une ville sainte, 1908-1958 |
| title_fullStr | Najaf à l’heure du pantalon : les enjeux de l’école moderne dans une ville sainte, 1908-1958 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Najaf à l’heure du pantalon : les enjeux de l’école moderne dans une ville sainte, 1908-1958 |
| title_short | Najaf à l’heure du pantalon : les enjeux de l’école moderne dans une ville sainte, 1908-1958 |
| title_sort | najaf a l heure du pantalon les enjeux de l ecole moderne dans une ville sainte 1908 1958 |
| topic | Iraq secularization Najaf modern schools patriotism |
| url | https://journals.openedition.org/remmm/20096 |
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