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Fall 2024 Spring 2025

Fall 2024

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Num. / Sec. / CRN	Name	Days	Time	Room	Instructor
CLAS 135-01 10704	India and Rome	Days: T R	Time: 01:20 pm-02:50 pm	Room: OLRI 100	Instructor: Laine, Overman
Cross-listed with RELI 135-01 (10703) Details This course is taught jointly between the department of Religious Studies and the department of Classics, by a specialist in the Roman East and a specialist in classical India. We will start on either side of this world, with Alexander the Great and Ashoka, exploring the relationship between empire and religion from Rome to India in the world's crossroads for the thousand years between Alexander and the rise of Islam. General Education Requirements: Internationalism Distribution Requirements: Humanities Course Materials
RELI 135-01 10703	India and Rome	Days: T R	Time: 01:20 pm-02:50 pm	Room: OLRI 100	Instructor: Laine, Overman
Cross-listed with CLAS 135-01 (10704) Details This course is taught jointly between the department of Religious Studies and the department of Classics, by a specialist in the Roman East and a specialist in classical India. We will start on either side of this world, with Alexander the Great and Ashoka, exploring the relationship between empire and religion from Rome to India in the world's crossroads for the thousand years between Alexander and the rise of Islam. General Education Requirements: Internationalism Distribution Requirements: Humanities Course Materials
ANTH 253-01 10083	Comparative Muslim Cultures	Days: M W F	Time: 02:20 pm-03:20 pm	Room: CARN 404	Instructor: Landorf, Rice Rahaim
Cross-listed with INTL 253-01 (10084) Details This course examines the Qur'an and hadith, and other authoritative texts that ground Islamic jurisprudence, and explores the diverse ways in which Muslims have understood and interpreted these teachings in locations across the world (i.e. Indonesia, the Middle East, South Asia, Europe and the United States) and at various points in history. General Education Requirements: Writing WP Internationalism OR U.S. Identities and Differences Distribution Requirements: Social science Course Materials
INTL 253-01 10084	Comparative Muslim Cultures	Days: M W F	Time: 02:20 pm-03:20 pm	Room: CARN 404	Instructor: Landorf, Rice Rahaim
Cross-listed with ANTH 253-01 (10083) Details This course examines the Qur'an and hadith, and other authoritative texts that ground Islamic jurisprudence, and explores the diverse ways in which Muslims have understood and interpreted these teachings in locations across the world (i.e. Indonesia, the Middle East, South Asia, Europe and the United States) and at various points in history. General Education Requirements: Writing WP Internationalism OR U.S. Identities and Differences Distribution Requirements: Social science Course Materials

Spring 2025

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Num. / Sec. / CRN	Name	Days	Time	Room	Instructor
RELI 100-01 30610	Introduction to Islam: Formation and Expansion	Days: M W F	Time: 03:30 pm-04:30 pm	Room:	Instructor: Ahoo Najafian
Details This course charts the formation of Islam and the expansion of Muslim peoples, from the life of the Prophet Muhammad to the Mongol conquest of Baghdad. It will examine Muslim institutions, beliefs, and ritual practices in their historical contexts. In addition to the basics of Muslim practice and belief, the class will introduce students to mystic traditions (Sufism), Islamicate statecraft, and intellectual/legal traditions as well as cultural trends including art, architecture, and literature. General Education Requirements: Writing WA Internationalism Distribution Requirements: Humanities Course Materials