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Fall 2007 Middle Eastern Studies Courses |
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MIDDLE EAST STUDIES COURSES FOR FALL 2007 |
| Introduction to Islam in South Asia |
| MESA 221 |
| Richard J Cohen |
| To contemplate the history of Islam in the South Asian subcontinent is to expose oneself to a delectable table of contradictions, paradoxes, dipoles of ‘traditional’ socio-religious behavior. So complex is the religious history of South Asia, one is challenged at every step to define and refine one’s understanding of ‘community’, ‘communalism’, ‘self defense’, ‘politics’, ‘conversion’, ‘personal and community identity’, ‘military strategy’, ‘taxation’, ‘the economy’, and ultimately the emergence of the globalizing ‘modern’ world. |
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