Education and Islamic identity in contemporary society. From Quranic precepts to everyday forms of living
Abstract
This essay analyzes educational and socializing modes to Islam in contemporary
society, particularly focusing on two traditional socializing agencies, the family and
the Quranic school, and two "innovative" agencies for Islam, namely association and
social networks. Beginning with the conception of the "good Muslim" as defined in
the reference texts, the Quran and the Sunna, it analyzes how the believer educates
and self-socializes to Islam in a society that is highly complex, differentiated, and
traversed by continuous social and cultural phenomena of destabilization. Not only
do associations and social networks propose and constitute particularly flexible and
multifunctional spaces of socialization, but also the most "stable and secure"
agencies in the definition and construction of Muslim identity, including the family,
find themselves reworking, modifying, and constructing unique and original
educational processes in order to live daily according to Quranic precepts. Este ensayo analiza los modos de educación y socialización al Islam en la sociedad
contemporánea, centrándose en particular en dos agencias de socialización
tradicionales, la familia y la escuela coránica, y en dos agencias “innovadoras” para
el Islam, es decir, la asociación y las redes sociales. Partiendo del concepto de “buen
musulmán”, tal y como se define en los textos de referencia (el Corán y la Sunna),
se analizan las maneras cómo el creyente se educa y se auto-socializa al Islam en
una sociedad altamente compleja, diferenciada y atravesada por continuos
fenómenos de desestabilización social y cultural. No sólo las asociaciones y las redes
sociales proponen y constituyen espacios de socialización particularmente flexibles
y multifuncionales, sino que también las agencias más “estables y seguras” en la
definición y construcción de la identidad musulmana, incluida la familia, se
encuentran reelaborando, modificando y construyendo procesos educativos únicos
y originales para vivir diariamente según los preceptos coránicos. Il presente saggio analizza le modalità educative e di socializzazione all'Islam nella
società contemporanea, concentrandosi in particolare su due agenzie di
socializzazione tradizionali, la famiglia e la scuola coranica, e su due agenzie
"innovative" per l'Islam, ovvero l'associazione e le reti sociali. Partendo dalla
concezione del "buon musulmano", così come definito nei testi di riferimento il
Corano e la Sunna, si analizza come il credente viene educato e si autosocializza
all'Islam in una società altamente complessa, differenziata e attraversata da continui
fenomeni di destabilizzazione sociale e culturale. Non solo le associazioni e le reti
sociali propongono e costituiscono spazi di socializzazione particolarmente flessibili
e multifunzionali, ma anche le agenzie più "stabili e sicure" nella definizione e
costruzione dell'identità musulmana, tra cui la famiglia, si trovano a rielaborare,
modificare e costruire processi educativi unici e originali per vivere quotidianamente
secondo i precetti coranici.
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