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Campus | Haverford |
Semester | Spring 2025 |
Registration ID | RELGH106B001 |
Course Title | Introduction to Islam |
Credit | 1.00 |
Department | Religion |
Instructor | Nigro,Shahid |
Times and Days | MW 11:30am-12:55pm
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Room Location | HLL7 |
Additional Course Info | Class Number: 3084 This course is a general survey of the religion of Islam, encompassing history, beliefs, sacred texts (Qur'an and ?adith) and their interpretation, religious law, Sufism, philosophy, art, and science. Particular attention is given to Muslim practice and to Islam as a total way of life. Salient topics include modernity and modernism; statism, nationalism and imperialism; as well as gender, sexuality, marriage, and the family.; Enrollment Limit: 35, 15 spaces reserved for First Years; Lottery Preference(s): First Year students, majors, then minors Humanities, A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts), B: Analysis of the Social World (; Hav: HU, A, B) |
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