RELST 2247

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RELST 2247
Islam in Asia

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2014-2015.

This course examines the dynamics of Islam's spread from its geographical centre in Arabia to Asia, in both historical and contemporary contexts. Taking a border-crossing thematic approach, the course will cover the lands "across the Oxus river" (Transoxiana, or Mawarannahr), from Central Asia to Southeast Asia in a comparative manner, addressing themes relevant to both majority-Muslim settings and minority groups; in addition, students will be given windows to explore the fundamentals of Islam as a religious system as well as a historical phenomenon. Covered topics will include the emergence and consolidation of networks of knowledge and ritual, the relationship between localised practices and ideals of "orthodox purity", political visions of Islam, Islam and ethnicity, and others.

When Offered Fall.

Breadth Requirement (GHB)
Distribution Category (HA-AS)

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 2247

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16668 RELST 2247   LEC 001

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