HIST 389 - Islamic Culture and Society: 570-1560 CE

(3.00)

This course traces the origins and development of the culture and society of Islam, a community that today represents over 1.2 billion people. Beginning with the origin of Islam in the cultural norms and ideal of central Arabia in the late sixth century, the course proceeds to examine the physical expansion of Islam into the Mediterranean basin and east to India, intellectual and philosophical currents, and finally the development of the Ottoman Empire, the Islamic “superpower” that lasted until the 20th century. Particular attention will be paid to cross-culturalinfluences and communication with western Europe, including the reception and assimilation of Islamic philosophical tradition by medieval European universities.

Course ID: 100187
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture