Inside Out or Outside In? On Criteria for Selecting Teachers of Religion, and the Case of the Druze

This essay explores the issue of dress of teachers of Druze heritage. The Druze, among whom the rules of religious dress are rather specific, do not teach religion in schools, since the Druze religion is secret. The teacher acts as a gatekeeper and model. At the same time, Druze young people are bec...

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Authors: Abbas, Randa 1972- (Author) ; Court, Deborah 1950- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group [2020]
In: Religious education
Year: 2020, Volume: 115, Issue: 2, Pages: 119-128
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Druzes / Religion teacher / Clothing / Example / Teenagers / Secularism
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AH Religious education
BJ Islam
KBL Near East and North Africa
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Summary:This essay explores the issue of dress of teachers of Druze heritage. The Druze, among whom the rules of religious dress are rather specific, do not teach religion in schools, since the Druze religion is secret. The teacher acts as a gatekeeper and model. At the same time, Druze young people are becoming increasingly secular and may relate better to teachers who appear to be part of the modern world. This discussion examines the role of dress in teacher modeling, and the part Druze teachers may have to play in sustaining a small religion in rapidly changing times.
ISSN:1547-3201
Contains:Enthalten in: Religious education
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/00344087.2019.1639877