Middle Eastern Studies 105 - Islam/Middle East, 600-1800 CE
Fall
2023
01
4.00
Malissa Taylor
M W 2:30PM 3:45PM
UMass Amherst
83583
Herter Hall room 746
taylor@umass.edu
This class investigates what it meant to live an Islamic life in the pre-industrial Middle East, 600-1800 CE. The course investigates whether categorizing Islam as a religion, a civilization, culture, or a discourse is adequate for understanding its lived complexities. (Gen. Ed. HS, DG)