HIST 475 History of the Islamic World
Survey of the political, religious, social, cultural, economic, and intellectual development in global Islamic communities. Special emphasis will be placed on key literature and texts, political Islam in history and its use by Muslim populations in the West and the broader Muslim world. In addition, students will study key topics in Islam and popular culture, Islam and gender, Islam and global politics, Islam in America, Africa, Europe, and Asia in the modern era starting with the rise and fall of the Ottoman Empire.
Prerequisite
HIST 140 or HIST 141
Offered
S (even years)