ISLA 505. Islam: Origin and Early Development.
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ISLA 505
Islam: Origin and Early Development.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Islamic Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
The Qur'an, Hadith, the Shari'a and their major themes. The early development of law, theology and Sufism. The development and formation of an Islamic "orthodoxy", the development and nature of competing interpretations of Islam during the Classical Period. Topics: God, revelation, prophecy, the community and the individual and the meaning of history.
- 3 hours
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