“How was the personality of the Prophet?” “He was like a walking Qur’an”. On this hadīth, well-known and often-cited throughout the Muslim world, draws its foundation the Islamic concept of education; an effort to lead the child towards Quranic principles, following the example of the Prophet himself. The first part of the book will gather and contextualize the primary sources on education from the Qur’an and ahadīth; a historical overview – of both the medieval treatises written on the topic and the institutions of learning – will follow, trying to pinpoint the influences on the religious sources on both. The second part of the book will show the development of Islamic educational thought in the modern period, contextualizing them in the wider currents of theological and philosophical reformation. Finally, a novel theoretical frame for child education, based on both Islamic sources and developmental psychology will be introduced.
Discussants:
- Francesca Bocca-Aldaqre (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore)
- Massimo Campanini (Università di Trento)
- Ignazio De Francesco (Piccola Famiglia dell’Annunziata)
- Gabriele Iungo (Moschea Mohammed VI, Torino)
Respondent:
- Francesca Bocca-Aldaqre (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore)
Language: Italian
