Religion 345fs - Topics in the Study of Islam

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Mount Holyoke College

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This course offers advanced students an opportunity to investigate with some sophistication a problem that requires careful attention to research methods, to critical literature, and to writing. Seminar topics include people, periods, or problems that have a particular bearing on religion in America. Fall 2008 345f(01) Islam in South Asia This course will examine the spread and development of Islamic religious traditions in South Asia, i.e., India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Particular attention will be paid to different modes of interaction with the indigenous, largely Hindu, traditions, including conversion, accommodation, and conflict. The relationship between political and religious identities, the Partition of South Asia on religious lines, and the recent growth of fundamentalism and religious violence, will also be covered. Meets multicultural requirement; meets Humanities I-B requirement A. Steinfels Prereq. Religion 201, 202, 205, or 207 or permission of instructor; 4 credits Spring 2009 345s(01) Islam in the Twenty-first Century: Readings in Islamic Fundamentalism and Liberalism This course will explore the history of the most important ideas and trends in contemporary Islamic thought, beginning with their roots in the great classics of the Islamic tradition by Ibn khaldun, al-Ghazali, and Ibn Taymiyya. Close reading of the most important modern Muslim thinkers, including Muhammad Abduh, Muhamad Iqbal, Sayyid Qutb, Ali Shariati, Fazlur Rahman, and Mohammed Arkoun. Meets multicultural requirement; meets Humanities I-B requirement D. Brown Prereq. Religion 201, 202, 205, or 207 or permission of instructor; 4 credits

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3.00

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www.mtholyoke.edu

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(413) 538-2000

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New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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