RELS 453 - Seminar In Islamic Studies:Islamic Law In Comparative Perspective

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Lewis & Clark College

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Powers Content: An exploration of the religio-legal traditions of Islam, the efforts to develop a comprehensive set of behavior guides derived from the Qur'an, the exemplary behavior of the Prophet, and other sources. Topics include legal history from the first Islamic centuries through the medieval period and recent efforts at modernization and reform; the formation of the major schools of law; legal theory and methods for deriving rules from sacred texts; the rules of ritual, civil, and criminal law; political theory; adjudication and court procedure; Islamic law and the colonial encounter; legal expressions of gender roles; historical case studies; attitudes toward law among Muslim mystics, "fundamentalists," and progressives. Wider exploration of the interaction of law and religion and the idea of rights, duties, and ethics in Islamic and other religio-legal cultures. Prerequisite: Religious Studies 273 or consent of instructor. Taught: Alternate years, 4 semester credits.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.lclark.edu/

Phone Number:

(503) 768-7000

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

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Semester

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