REL 251 - Islam:Ideals and Realities

Institution:

Albright College

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Description:

This course focuses on the nature of religious experience, belief, and practice in shaping Islamic cultures across the globe, including America. Especially important is the centrality of the Qur'an and the example of Muhammad in shaping the Islamic experience of God, ritual practice, ethics, social order and aesthetic expression. The diversity of Islamic traditions is emphasized and the issues of modernization and fundamentalism facing the Islamic community today are examined.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.albright.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 921-2381

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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