Listed in: Asian Languages and Civilizations, as ASLC-355 | History, as HIST-393
Formerly listed as: ASLC-55 | HIST-60
Monica M. Ringer (Section 01)
(Offered as HIST 393 [MEP] and ASLC 355 [WA].) This course examines in depth the formative period of Islam between c. 500-680. Using predominantly primary material, we will chart the emergence, success, and evolution of Islam, the Islamic community, and the Islamic polity. The focus of this course is on understanding the changing nature over time of peoples’ understanding of and conception of what Islam was and what Islam implied socially, religiously, culturally and politically. We concentrate on exploring the growth of the historical tradition of Islam and its continued contestations amongst scholars today. This course will familiarize students with the events, persons, ideas, texts and historical debates concerning this period. It is not a course on the religion or beliefs of Islam, but a historical deconstruction and analysis of the period. This class is writing intensive. Two class meetings per week.
Admission with consent of the instructor. Not open to first-year students. Limited to 15 students. Spring semester. Professor Ringer.
Section 01
M 02:00 PM - 03:20 PM MERR 314
W 02:00 PM - 03:20 PM MERR 314
| ISBN | Title | Publisher | Author(s) | Comment | Book Store | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muhammad and Origins Of Islam | Albany: State Univ. of New York Press, 1994 | Peters, F. E. | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Succession to Muhammad | Cambridge: Cambridge Univ. Press, 1997 | Madelung, Wilferd | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Islam: View from the Edge | New York: Columbia Univ. Press, 1994 | Bulliet, Richard | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| The Mosaic of Islam: A Conversation with Perry Anderson | London: Verso, 2016 | Mourad, Suleiman | Amherst Books | TBD |
These books are available locally at Amherst Books.