Advanced Topics in Religious Studies; Constructing the Past in Early Islam
Credits:3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Cross-listed with HIST429M. Credit only granted for HIST429M or RELS419C.
An exploration of historical writing in the medieval Islamic world. How did early Islamic-era scholars define their relationship to the past, torn between memory and oblivion? How did they build narratives about the formative period of Islam that became so influential and long-lasting, determining in a fundamental way the access that all future generations (including us) would have to alternative pasts?