This course will examine the history of the Islamic world from its origins to the present. It is multi-regional in its coverage, examining the development of Muslim societies from sub-Saharan Africa to southeast Asia as they became part of the global community of the Islamic world. Attention will be given to the interaction between the shared Islamic identity and the distinctive local expressions of Muslim faith and life. Political, legal, social, artistic, and cultural dimensions of the Islamic historical experience will be discussed.
Fall '10:
Gross, M.
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