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AFRICAN 370

ISLAM: RELIGION AND CULTURE

3-4 credits.

The emergence and development of Islam; schism; theology; asceticism; speculative and popular mysticism; literatures in diverse Islamic languages. Not open to students with credit for LCA 370 prior to Fall 2019.

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Requisites: Sophomore standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Humanities Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2023 Learning Outcomes: 1. Compare Muslim traditions, such as "classical" religious sources and sciences (Qur'an and Hadith, Sufism, law); recognize how this authority persists in the present. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Evaluate patterns in the diversity of Muslim religious systems across global regions including Asia, Africa and the Americas. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Discuss contemporary approaches in the academic fields of Islamic Studies, relating to both historical and modern material. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Produce effective academic writing through assignments. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Compare Muslim traditions, such as "classical" religious sources and sciences (Qur'an and Hadith, Sufism, law); recognize how this authority persists in the present. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Evaluate patterns in the diversity of Muslim religious systems across global regions including Asia, Africa and the Americas. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Discuss contemporary approaches in the academic fields of Islamic Studies, relating to both historical and modern material. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Produce effective academic writing through assignments. Audience: Undergraduate

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