Religion 102 - Introduction to Islam
Introduction to Islam
Spring
2021
01
4.00
Amina Steinfels
M 09:45AM-11:00AM;TTH 09:30AM-11:15AM;WF 10:15AM-11:15AM
Mount Holyoke College
113714
asteinfe@mtholyoke.edu
This course examines Islamic religious beliefs and practices from the origins of Islam to the present, focusing on such central issues as scripture and tradition, law and theology, sectarianism and mysticism. Attention will be given to the variety of Islamic understandings of monotheism, prophethood, dogma, ritual, and society.