Closed Worlds: (Not) Accessing Deobandi dar ul-uloom in Britain

This article reports upon the unsuccessful efforts made to negotiate research access to four Deobandi dar ul-uloom (Islamic ‘seminaries') in the UK. I describe the attempts that I (and others) have made to conduct research in these institutions, and consider various ways that refusal might be i...

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Main Author: Gilliat-Ray, Sophie 1969- (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Equinox [2005]
In: Fieldwork in religion
Year: 2005, Volume: 1, Issue: 1, Pages: 7-33
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