Introduction to Islam (250-0-20)

Instructors

Brannon Dobbs Ingram
Crowe Hall 4-135

Meeting Info

Fisk Hall 217: Tues, Thurs 9:30AM - 10:50AM

Overview of class

This course introduces Islam, one of the major religious traditions of world history. We will develop a framework for understanding how Muslims in varying times and places have engaged with Islamic scripture and the prophetic message of the Prophet Muhammad through diverse sources: theological, philosophical, legal, political, mystical, literary and artistic. While we aim to grasp broad currents and narratives of Islamic history, we will especially concentrate on the origins and development of the religion in its formative period (the prophetic career of the Prophet Muhammad, the Qur'an, Islamic belief and ritual, Islamic law, mysticism, and popular spirituality) and debates surrounding Islam in the contemporary world (the impact of European colonialism on the Muslim world, the rise of the modern Muslim state, women's experiences, and the rise of jihadi activism in the late twentieth century).

Class Materials (Required)

William Shepard, Introducing Islam, 2nd edition (Routledge, 2014) (ISBN 9780415533454)

Jane Dammen McAufliffe, ed. The Norton Anthology of World Religions: Islam (W.W. Norton and Company, 2015) (ISBN 978-0-393-06253-3)

G. Willow Wilson, The Butterfly Mosque (Grove/Atlantic, 2007) (ISBN 978-0802145338)

Class Attributes

Ethical and Evaluative Thinking Foundational Disci
Ethics & Values Distro Area

Associated Classes

DIS - Parkes Hall 224: Thurs 1:00PM - 1:50PM

DIS - Parkes Hall 213: Thurs 3:00PM - 3:50PM

DIS - Parkes Hall 224: Thurs 12:00PM - 12:50PM

DIS - Parkes Hall 224: Thurs 2:00PM - 2:50PM

DIS - Parkes Hall 213: Thurs 3:00PM - 3:50PM

DIS - Locy Hall 301: Thurs 1:00PM - 1:50PM