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ARBC 110 - Introduction to Muslim Cultures and Civilizations: A Humanistic Approach


Semester Offered: Second Semester
Credits (Range): 3 hours
Attribute: 3 HU, CD
This course is canceled, effective 10.23.12.

A survey investigating the philosophical, religious, linguistic, literary and artistic dimensions of Muslim cultures, past and present. This course will introduce Muslim cultures through binaries common to Western and Muslim cultures (e.g., finite/infinite, individual/community, heart/mind, sacred/profane, clan/Other) as mediated through major rubrics of the Muslim cultural imaginary such as cultural transmission (language and memory), ethos (justice and bounty), institutions (authority and order), representation (sign and aniconism)—all in their secular and religious dimensions.
Instructor: E. Akin-Kivanc, J. Mahallati, A. Yedes
Consent of the Instructor Required: No


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