Embodied faith: Islam, religious freedom and educational practices in physical education

Sport, Education and Society

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 17-34

  Benn, Tansin ^a   Dagkas, Symeon ^a   Jawad, Haifaa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Embodied faith; Islam; Muslim girls; Physical education; Sport pedagogy

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651449715     PISSN: 13573322     EISSN: 14701243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13573322.2011.531959     Document Type: Article

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