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FYSP 101 - The Making of an Ayatollah


Semester Offered: First Semester
Credits (Range): 4 hours
Attribute: 4HU, WR
Ayatollah, a title for senior Shi’ite Muslim clergy, has attracted much attention in the West since the success of the Islamic revolution in Iran under clerical leadership in 1979. This course provides a detailed analysis of the educational, religious, social and political formation of an ayatollah, and the lived reality of clerical leadership in the modern Shi’a world.
Enrollment Limit: 14
Instructor: M. Mahallati
Consent of the Instructor Required? Yes



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