LBRL 478 - Renewal and Reform in the Islamic World Since the Eighteenth Century

An exploration of the ideological foundations and historical contexts of reform movements in the Middle East, Asia and Africa from the 18th century up to the various contemporary Salafi movements commonly recognized as “fundamentalist.” Islamic responses to imperialism, colonialism, and “modernization” through the analysis of texts written by major Muslim modernist and revivalist thinkers such as al-Afghani, Sayyid Ahmad Khan, Abduh, Mawdudi, Qutb, Khomeini and others.

Prerequisites & Notes:
One from: LBRL 231, LBRL 271, LBRL 278, LBRL 332, LBRL 378, HIST 287, HIST 487B

Credits: 5
Grade Mode: L

Humanities and Social Sciences
Liberal Studies