HIST 213

Spring 2017 All Classes

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African Muslim Cultures

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Credit: 3 hours.

Focuses on the history and historiography of Muslim societies in Africa. Investigates the dynamics of the spread of Islam in Africa, and explores differences in Islam in Africa from other areas of the Islamic world, with attention to the image in Western scholarship of Islam in Africa. Provides students with the knowledge and skills they need to understand this central phenomenon in modern world history.

Same as AFST 213.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in Fall 2022 for:

Humanities – Hist & Phil

Cultural Studies - Non-West

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HIST 213 class schedule data for spring 2017
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	65936	Lecture-Discussion	A	11:00AM -12:20PM	TR	Lincoln Hall	Nobili, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/17/17-05/03/17 Degree Notes: Hist&Philosoph Perspect, and Non-Western Cultures course. Section Info: Title: African Muslim Societies Topic: Today one Muslim out of four is African and one out of two Africans is Muslim. This course focuses on the history and historiography of Muslim societies in Africa. What were the dynamics of the spread of Islam in Africa? Is there a uniform 'Islamic experience' in the continent? Is Islam in Africa different from the other areas of the Islamic world? What is the image in Western scholarship of Islam in Africa? This course will provide students with the knowledge and skills they need to understand this central phenomenon in modern world history.