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Courses - Spring 2024
RELS
Religious Studies
RELS429M
Advanced Topics in Religious History; From Damascus to Cordoba: The First Dynasty of Islam East and West
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Cross-listed with HIST329M. Credit only granted for HIST329M or RELS429M.

A global history of the first dynasty of Islam, from their Arabian origins to Syria and Iberia, with a focus on how the Umayyads wanted to memorialize themselves while questioning the construction of historical narratives in medieval Islam.