Social History of Islam in Africa
HIST 334
Spring 2019
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| Certificates: International Relations, Muslim Studies |
| Course Cluster: African Studies, African Studies Minor |
The history of Islam in Africa spans 14 centuries, and Islam continues to play a central role in shaping contemporary African societies. In this course, we will examine the long social history of Islam on the continent. Islamic expression in Africa is diverse. We will explore the dynamic ways in which Islam has influenced local cultures and politics as well as the various ways in which individual Africans and African communities have made Islam their own. Topics of discussion include early trade and state formation; Islamic education, literacy, and conversion; the role of women in Muslim societies; Islamic cultural productions; Muslim responses to colonialism; and the contemporary development of political Islam. We will end the course by reflecting on the responses of Africans to contemporary changes in the wider Muslim world. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS HIST |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (AFST-MN)(HIST-MN)(HIST)(MUST-MN) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 90% or above |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
David Robinson, MUSLIM SOCIETIES IN AFRICAN HISTORY
El Hamel, Chouki, BLACK MOROCCO: A HISTORY OF SLAVERY, RACE, AND ISLAM
Beverly B. Mack and Jean Boyd, ONE WOMAN'S JIHAD: NANA ASMA'U, SCHOLAR AND SCRIBE
Emily Reute, MEMOIRS OF AN ARABIAN PRINCESS FROM ZANZIBAR
Cheikh Hamidou Kane, AMBIGUOUS ADVENTURE
Additional Readings TO BE ANNOUNCED
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Examinations and Assignments:
Regular Short Response Papers
1 Midterm Exam
1 Final Research Paper |
| Instructor(s): Twagira,Laura Ann Times: ..T.R.. 02:50PM-04:10PM; Location: RSCSEM; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: 5 | JR major: 5 | | |
| Seats Available: 16 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 3 | JR non-major: 3 | SO: 3 | FR: 0 |
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