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HIST 383 - Islam and Politics in the Middle East


Semester Offered: First Semester
Credits (Range): 4 hours
Attribute: 4SS, CD
This course follows the history of political Islamic thought and activism from the rise of Islam until present. It studies concepts such as authority, political succession, resistance, and jihad in the Qur'an, Hadith and classical Islamic law. It reads medieval texts from Islamic theology, philosophy, and mirrors of princes on the same issues. Finally, it studies Islamic thought and movements in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in colonial and post-colonial contexts.



Enrollment Limit: 14
Instructor: Z. Abul-Magd
Consent of the Instructor Required? Yes
Prerequisites & Notes
Cross referenced with MENA

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