Religion 202 - Introduction to Islam

Fall
2012
01
4.00
Amina Steinfels

MW 01:15PM-02:30PM

Mount Holyoke College
81413
Skinner Hall 202
asteinfe@mtholyoke.edu
This course examines Islamic religious beliefs and practices from the origins of Islam to the present, focusing on such central issues as scripture and tradition, law and theology, sectarianism and mysticism. Attention will be given to the variety of Islamic understandings of monotheism, prophethood, dogma, ritual, and society.
Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.