Course Description

GS325 Islam: Culture and Society

This course challenges the duality between "the West" and Islam. Students investigate Isalmic societies and cultures as influenced by regional, national, and international geopolitics. Case studies consider the conditions under which religious texts are interpreted, and their impact on daily life. Connections are made between colonialism poverty, militarization and fundamentalism in Islamic societies.

Prerequisite: GS101 and GS102, and one course at the 200 level, or permission of the instructor.

Official electronic version updated at 4:25 p.m. December 18, 2003

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