AFST 550

Spring 2008 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Jan 14-Apr 30

Special Topics

Credit: 2 OR 4 hours.

Topics vary with the disciplinary focus.

May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

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AFST 550 class schedule data for spring 2008
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	10134	Independent Study		ARRANGED	n.a.	Location Pending		Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/14/08-04/30/08 Special Approval: Instructor Approval Required
	49042	Lecture-Discussion	A4	3:30PM -4:50PM	TR	Foreign Languages Building	Hoffman, V	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/14/08-04/30/08 Credit: 4 hours Section Info: TOPIC: 'ISLAM IN EAST AFRICA'. This section for Graduate students for 4 credit hours. This course surveys the history of Islam in East Africa, from the Horn of Africa through the Swahili coast, including the process of Islamization, the forms of popular Islam and Islamic education, the relationship of Islam to politics, the coexistence of different sects and ethnicities, the emergence of Zanzibar as a center for Islamic scholarship in the nineteenth century, the impact of European colonialism, the rise of African nationalism, and contemporary global Islamic trends on local religious practices.