Religion 246 - ISLAMIC THOUGHT & MODERNITY

Spring
2015
01
4.00
Suleiman Mourad
MW 09:00-10:20
Smith College
40550-S15
SEELYE 107
smourad@smith.edu
Major themes addressed by Muslim thinkers since the 18th century, such as Islamic reform and revival, the encounters with colonialism and imperialism, nationalism and other modern ideologies; and Islamic discussions of modernity, liberalism, conservatism, fundamentalism and militancy. Reading of primary sources in translation.
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