Religion 268 - Qur'an:Listening,Reading,Viewing

Institution:

Bard College

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Theology Unlike other religious texts, the Qur'an explains itself. It announces itself as the word of God, and verse after verse reiterates that its form and content provide proof of the reality of Allah's dominion. This course aims to understand how the Qur'an as a divine book is situated within Islamic culture. In assessing the position of and meanings in the Qur'an, students approach the text through three modes of analysis: listening, reading, and viewing. In the first part of the course, they review scholarship on the Qur'an'sconstitution. They then examine Qur'anic recitation as the mechanism by which most Muslims first encountered and continue to encounter the text. Finally, following an intensive study of verses in thematic clusters, students focus on Qur'anic inscriptions in calligraphic and visual arts.

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bard.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 758-6822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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