Modern and Medieval Islamic Political Thought

4 points · University catalogue

This course is a comparative examination of modern and medieval Islamic political thoughts. The seminar begins with the roots of Islamic political thoughts in the early Islamic history, as well as Qur'anic revelations and Prophetic Hadith traditions. We will then divide the course into two major components: medieval and modern, with the rise of European colonialism in the late 18th century and early 19th century as the principal catalyst of groundbreaking changes in Islamic political thoughts.