Saints, Dervishes, and the Society in the Islamicate World
HIST 210Z
Winter 2024 not offered
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This course will introduce students to the history, culture, and basic tenets of Islamic Mysticism from its beginnings till the modern period. In addition to major concepts, institutions and textual tradition of Sufism, the course will focus on the social and historical condition that gave rise to them. Chronological order will be followed when treating the evolution of Sufism from the origins of Sufism with extraordinary ascetics in 8th century to full-fledged Sufi institutions today. |
Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS HIST |
Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
Major Readings:
Alexander Knysh, ISLAMIC MYSTICISM: A SHORT HISTORY. Brill: Leiden, Boston, 2000; Annemarie Schimmel, MYSTICAL DIMENSIONS OF ISLAM. The University of N. Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1975
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Examinations and Assignments:
Presentation, 2 Weekly Reports, Midterm, Final Examination |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments: This course is scheduled to be held online. In-person courses may be moved online due to the pandemic. All Winter Session students should expect some readings and assignments to be due during winter break, prior to the beginning of Winter Session class meetings. The syllabus can be found at this link: https://www.wesleyan.edu/wintersession/pdfs/1240/Karatas-Hist210Z-syl.pdf Additional syllabi for Winter Session courses will be posted to https://www.wesleyan.edu/wintersession/courses.html as soon as they are available.
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