HIS 290 - History of the Islamic World II

Three Credits
Spring Semester

This course explores the historical development of Muslim societies from roughly 1500 CE to the present. We will develop a nuanced understanding of cultural, intellectual, spiritual, political and economic themes important to the contemporary Muslim world in its global context, through studying primary texts in translation, visual arts and contemporary scholarship.

Course may be applied to the Middle Eastern Studies and Anthropology minors.

Considered a World History.