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Apr 18, 2024
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Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog 2014-2015 [ARCHIVED CATALOG] See drop-down menu above to access other catalogs.
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HIST 479 - The Islamic Tradition(3 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST 111 or HIST 131 or consent of instructor
This course examines the Islamic religious tradition in both the classical and modern periods. While focusing chiefly on the tradition as it first evolved in the Middle East between 600 and 1200 C.E., it also explores contemporary efforts at reinterpretation within the Muslim world. Specific topics include Muhammad and the Qur’an, sacred law and tradition, ritual and piety, sectarianism, mysticism, and dogmatic theology. The principle goal of the course is to understand how Muslims at different times and place, have understood and constructed Islam in particular ways. Offered alternate years. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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