Religion 321 - Islamic Thought in the 19th and 20th Centuries

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Reed College

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Full course for one semester. A chronological survey of Islamic thought during the 19th and 20th centuries. Focusing on conceptions of God and of the ideal human relationship with God in selected Muslim religious writings, the course will analyze the interrelation between sociohistorical and theological developments in the Islamic tradition during this period. The geographical focus of the course will be primarily on the Middle East and South Asia. Among the authors whose theologies we will examine in depth are: Sayyid Ahmad Khan, Muhammad Iqbal, Abu'l-A'a Mawdudi, Jamal ad-Din Afghani, Muhammad 'Abduh, Sayyid Qutb, 'Ali Shari'ati, and Ruhallah Khomeini. Prerequisite: Religion 155 or Anthropology 361. Conference. Not offered 2009-10.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.reed.edu

Phone Number:

(503) 771-1112

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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