MELC 20040 - Islamic Societies of the Middle East and North Africa: Religion, History, and Culture, Fall 2005
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This new course offers a panoramic survey of the Islamic societies of the Middle East and North Africa from their origins to the present day. It will deal with the history and expansion of Islam, both as a world religion and civilization, from its birth in the Arabian peninsula in the seventh century to its subsequent spread to other parts of western Asia and North Africa. Issues of religious practices, political governance and movements, gender, social relations and cultural norms will be explored in relation to a number of Islamic societies in the region. The course foregrounds the complexities and diversity present in a critical geographic area of what we call the Islamic world today.
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ISLAMIC SOCIETIES OF THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA: RELIGION, HISTORY AND CULTUREProfessor Asma Afsaruddin Middle East Studies Course Structure: Two 75-minute classes per week |
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Course Description
This new course offers a panoramic survey of the Islamic societies of the Middle East and North Africa from their origins to the present day. It will deal with the history and expansion of Islam, both as a world religion and civilization, from its birth in the Arabian peninsula in the seventh century to its subsequent spread to other parts of western Asia and North Africa. Issues of religious practices, political governance and movements, gender, social relations and cultural norms will be explored in relation to a number of Islamic societies in the region. The course foregrounds the complexities and diversity present in a critical geographic area of what we call the Islamic world today.
Course Contents
MELC 20040 - Study Materials , Fall 2005
MELC 20040 - Readings and Assigned Viewing , Fall 2005
MELC 20040 - The Dupes , Fall 2005
MELC 20040 - Syllabus , Fall 2005
MELC 20040 - Calendar , Fall 2005
MELC 20040 - A History of Palestinian-Israeli Relations , Fall 2005
MELC 20040 - About the Professor , Fall 2005
MELC 20040 - John Voll Lecture Abstract , Fall 2005
MELC 20040 - Discussion Questions for Esposito's Unholy War , Fall 2005
MELC 20040 - Download This Course , Fall 2005
MELC 20040 - Handouts , Fall 2005
MELC 20040 - Lectures , Fall 2005
MELC 20040 - Images , Fall 2005
