Sociology and Anthropology 382 - Nations,Power,Islam:Muslin Identity and Community in the Global Age

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Colgate University

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E. Spadola Muslims today belong at once to a global community of the faithful and to particular ethnic and national bodies. This course examines the social significance of these intersections of identity and community: what political, cultural, and religious conflicts and negotiations mark Muslim identity in the global age Initial readings survey the colonial age, which forced the integration of Muslim communities into the global capitalist and state systems. With this foundation, students then address specific conflicts and congruencies of contemporary Muslim identity in both the Muslim world and the West: between Islamic law and national-state laws; between local Islamic norms and transnational flows of media, persons, and products; between popular Islam and political power. How do these issues affect Muslims and their neighbors How do they affect geopolitics What is the present and future of the "global village" Prerequisites : SOAN 102 o r CORE 183.

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3.00

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www.colgate.edu

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(315) 228-1000

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Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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