South Asian Islam (RELIGST 303A)

3–5 credits · Undergraduate

What is distinctive about Islam in South Asia? How has and how could South Asian Islam be studied? Islam's history in South Asia is long, rich, and diverse. Varying sects, schools of mystical and legal thought, politics, literatures, languages, and traditions are found throughout the region. In this interdisciplinary seminar we will begin by exploring some of the core literature in the study of Islam in South Asia and then build upon it by reading in the most dynamic emerging arenas of inquiry.