Islam: Religion and Culture
Survey of Islam's emergence, development, theology, mysticism, and literatures in diverse Islamic languages.
Summary
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2017: 3.58 GPA, 80.6% A/AB (n=36 letter grades); Fall 2019: 3.88 GPA, 96.7% A/AB (n=30 letter grades); Fall 2023: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=13 letter grades).
What you’ll be able to do
Compare Muslim traditions, such as "classical" religious sources and sciences (Qur'an and Hadith, Sufism, law); recognize how this authority persists in the present.
Evaluate patterns in the diversity of Muslim religious systems across global regions including Asia, Africa and the Americas.
Discuss contemporary approaches in the academic fields of Islamic Studies, relating to both historical and modern material.
Produce effective academic writing through assignments.
Source: UW Guide 1· UW Guide 2· UW Guide 3
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Prerequisites
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- Sophomore standing
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Student experience
the class
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2017: 3.58 GPA, 80.6% A/AB (n=36 letter grades); Fall 2019: 3.88 GPA, 96.7% A/AB (n=30 letter grades); Fall 2023: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=13 letter grades).
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Topics
- Emergence and development of Islam, schism, theology, asceticism, speculative and popular mysticism, and literatures in diverse Islamic languages.
- Classical religious sources and sciences, including Qur'an and Hadith, Sufism, and law, and their persistence in the present.
- Diversity of Muslim religious systems across global regions, including Asia, Africa, and the Americas.
- Contemporary academic approaches in Islamic Studies relating to historical and modern material.
Skills
- Comparing Muslim traditions and evaluating patterns in the diversity of Muslim religious systems across global regions.
- Discussing contemporary academic approaches in Islamic Studies related to historical and modern material.
- Producing effective academic writing through course assignments.
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