Modern Muslim Thinkers:S Asia

3 Credits · Level: Graduate, Undergraduate

This is a multi-disciplinary course examining diverse aspects of Islamic intellectual history in the 20th and 21st centuries. We will begin with an introduction to Islam, a survey of the history of Islam in South Asia, and an overview of colonial history in South Asia. The bulk of the coursework will focus on the works of specific South Asian Muslim thinkers and their social and political impact. Our methodology will be historical and comparative, focusing on the historical contexts that give rise ideological shifts. Our goal is to understand the diversity of expressions of Islam in South Asia, and the impact of specific sociopolitical developments on those expressions.