Description

As of 2009 according to the Pew Charitable Trust Survey of the Global Muslim population, 241 million Muslims lived south of the Sahara. This is about 15 percent of the Muslim global population. The course is designed to provide an understanding of the spread of Islam and the formation and transformation of Muslim societies in Sub-Saharan Africa. The course is organized in two parts. The first part of the course will focus on the history of Islamization of Africa, and topics will include the ways in which Islam came to Africa, the relationships of Islam to trade, the growth of literary in Arabic and Ajami, the rise of clerical classes and their contribution to State formation in the pre-colonial period. The second part of the course will address Muslim responses to European colonial domination, and the varieties of Islamic expressions in the post independence period (rise of Islamist, Shiite and Salafi jihadi movements) and Muslim globalization. The course format consists of two weekly meetings of one hour with an additional hour to be arranged. In addition to lectures, the course will include film showing and discussion.

Enrollment Limited: Limited to 30 students. Instructor's permission required.
Open to BTI Students: Yes

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Scheduling

0.50 credits
Spring 2013
Tue Thu 1pm-2pm
Divinity Hall Room 106

Relationship to Program Requirements

Program Requirement	Area / Category / Art / Designation
MTS Area(s) of Focus	African and African American Religious Studies Islamic Studies Religion and the Social Sciences
MDiv Distribution Category/ies	African Religions Islam
MDiv Art(s) of Ministry	None
Language Course Designation(s)	None