History 272 - Islam in African History

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Whitman College

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not offered 2008-09 Shortly after the birth of Islam, in the seventh century A.D., Muslim merchants, armies, and holy men traveled to various African destinations. Over the proceeding centuries, through conversion and conquest, Muslims formed majorities in most parts of North Africa, in parts of sub-Saharan West Africa, and the Swahili coast of East Africa. The point of this course is to examine this massive process of religious conversion. Did patterns of Islamization differ between regions and from East to West Africa Is there such a thing as an "African Islam" In other words, to what extent can one say that Islam has been "Africanized" How did Islam influence the creation and operation of social, political and economic institutions How did Islam affect the status of African women across diverse cultures What did being Muslim mean in the context of the trans-Saharan andirons-Atlantic slave trades These are some of the general questions that we will explore. Distribution area: alternative voice

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.whitman.edu

Phone Number:

(509) 527-5111

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

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Semester

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