VIS 444 - Rise,Fall,and Rebirth of Islamic Civilization

Institution:

Antioch University-Midwest (Closed)

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Description:

In this course students examine dramatic and decisive historical and cultural developments: the explosion of Islamic societies across Middle East and Asia from the 16th to the 18th centuries; the expansion of European empires across the Islamic worl during the heyday of colonialism in the 9th and 20th century; the struggles of Muslim peoples for independence and their reassertion of Islamic identity in the mid to late 20th century. In the process of investigating these developments we will get glimpses of daily life, schools of thought, cultural conflicts,dynamics of power, and patterns of greed and intrigue, friendship and exchange, piety and pretense, violence and vengeance.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.antioch.edu

Phone Number:

(937) 769-1800

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Quarter

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