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RELI 398

Selected Topics in Religions and Cultures

3 credits · Undergraduate

Winter 2026 · The Culture and Civilization of the Arab World: The Golden Age

Topics

  • Concepts of culture and civilization
  • Pre-Islamic civilizations
  • History of Arabic
  • Arab history
  • Islam and culture
  • Translation movements
  • Classical Arabic literature
  • Greek and Arabic philosophy
  • Ibn Khaldun
  • Arab sciences
  • Arab arts

Readings

  • Albert Hourani, A History of the Arab Peoples. Harvard University Press, 2010 (assigned chapters in the online coursepack).
    Required
  • John R. Hayes, ed., The Genius of Arab Civilization. New York University Press, 1975 (assigned chapters in the online coursepack).
    Required
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