Overview
Description
Overview of anthropological research on Islam and Muslim cultures. Students are introduced to the diversity and complexity of Muslim cultures.
Requirements
Prerequisites
ANTH 101
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 101.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years
Terms
fall
Core
CO10, CO11
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- identify and explain the importance of basic concepts, key terms, and historical events in the Islamic tradition.
- demonstrate familiarity with the diversity and complexity of Muslim cultures around the world.
- compare and analyze how Muslims in different cultural contexts relate to universal and local aspects of the Islamic tradition.
- describe how anthropologists have contributed to an understanding of Islam and Muslim cultures, and will know the key anthropologists working in this field.