Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2019-2020
POLI 351 - ISLAM AND POLITICS
Long Title: ISLAM AND POLITICS
Department: Political Science
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Description: This course will venture to explore the “rich and diverse particularity” of Muslim political life at a time when Islam has become virtually synonymous with violence and hostility toward modernity. The topics include Islamic principles of government, relationship between political and religious authority, Islamism, Islam and democracy, jihad, and shariah.