POLITICAL SCIENCE 486 - Islamic Political Thought

Institution:

Hobart William Smith Colleges

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Description:

The objective of this course is to introduce some of the major continuities and shifts in the themes addressed by political thinkers working within the Islamic tradition. The course will cover material from the medieval, early modern, and contemporary periods, principally through a reading of primary sources available in translation. Drawing texts from the Arab Middle East, South and Southeast Asia, and Europe, we will examine Islamic philosophical production under conditions of political autonomy, colonialism, and post-colonial global integration and disintegration. Substantive themes will include the development of a just political order, the struggle to reconcile reason and revelation (particularly in the perceived struggle between tradition and modernity), and topical issues like human rights, equality, heresy and apostasy, war, and democracy. (Philbrick Yadav)

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.HWS.EDU

Phone Number:

(315) 781-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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