INTRODUCTION TO SUFISM (ISLAMIC MYSTICISM)

Prerequisites & course information

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 2025 Learning Outcomes: 1. Discuss shared 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. Explain patterns in the diversity of Muslim religious systems across global regions including Asia, Africa and the Americas Audience: Undergraduate 3. Report on contemporary approaches in the academic fields of Islamic Studies, relating to both historical and modern material Audience: Undergraduate 4. Express understanding of comparative method in the academic study of religion, especially through writing assignments Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Discuss shared 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. Explain patterns in the diversity of Muslim religious systems across global regions including Asia, Africa and the Americas Audience: Undergraduate 3. Report on contemporary approaches in the academic fields of Islamic Studies, relating to both historical and modern material Audience: Undergraduate 4. Express understanding of comparative method in the academic study of religion, especially through writing assignments Audience: Undergraduate