FA 2023 | HISTORY 328 - Humanities Topics in History

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HISTORY 328 - Humanities Topics in History

Fall 2023, Section 007 - Jihad in History

Instruction Mode: Section 007 is In Person (see other Sections below)

Subject: History (HISTORY)

Department: LSA History

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Details

Credits:

Requirements & Distribution:

ULWR, HU

Waitlist Capacity:

unlimited

Repeatability:

May be elected five times for credit.

Meet Together Classes:

ISLAM 321 - Jihad in History, Section 001

MIDEAST 321 - Jihad in History, Section 001

Primary Instructor:

Knysh,Alexander D

Start/End Date:

Full Term 8/28/23 - 12/6/23 (see other Sections below)

NOTE: Drop/Add deadlines are dependent on the class meeting dates and will differ for full term versus partial term offerings.
For information on drop/add deadlines, see the Office of the Registrar and search Registration Deadlines.

Description

Jihad is an important part of Islamic belief and practice. It has also been a major factor in the building of Islamic societies and states in different environments over many centuries. This course examines various theories of jihad and the ways in which Muslims have thought about it and acted on it throughout their history. The course uses jihad as a key to understanding relations between Muslims and non-Muslims, in both war and peace. It pays attention to the controversies and debates over understandings of jihad by both Muslims and non-Muslims since the rise of Islam until today.

Course Requirements:

Two short response papers and one final paper; one class presentation on the topic of the second paper.

Intended Audience:

Any student interested in the history of the Muslim world and Islam as a religious and political tradition

Class Format:

Seminar

Schedule

HISTORY 328 - Humanities Topics in History

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Section:

001 (LEC)

Instruction Mode:

In Person

Class No:

18712

Enroll Stat:

Open

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Meeting Day/Time/Location:

9:00AM - 12:00PM

3440 MH

8/28/23 - 12/6/23

Note: Section 001 - Past and Present in Modern Scotland: Politics, Culture, and Change

Section:

003 (LEC)

Instruction Mode:

In Person

Class No:

33562

Enroll Stat:

Closed

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Meeting Day/Time/Location:

4:00PM - 5:30PM

1700 HH

8/28/23 - 12/6/23

Note: Section 003 - Decolonizing Museums: Colonialism, Collections and Repatriation

Section:

004 (LEC)

Instruction Mode:

In Person

Class No:

33699

Enroll Stat:

Closed

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Meeting Day/Time/Location:

1:00PM - 2:30PM

2135 NQ

8/28/23 - 12/6/23

Note: Section 004 - Jews and Arabs in the Holy Land

Section:

005 (LEC)

Instruction Mode:

In Person

Class No:

33822

Enroll Stat:

Closed

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Meeting Day/Time/Location:

11:30AM - 1:00PM

2175 NQ

8/28/23 - 12/6/23

Note: Section 005 - The Bible as a Material Object

Section:

006 (LEC)

Instruction Mode:

In Person

Class No:

34870

Enroll Stat:

Closed

Open Seats:

Open Restricted Seats:

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Meeting Day/Time/Location:

TuTh

10:00AM - 11:30AM

R0420 BUS

8/28/23 - 12/6/23

Note: Section 006 - The Nazis and Art: Promoting, Demeaning, Plundering

Section:

007 (LEC)

Instruction Mode:

In Person

Class No:

34920

Enroll Stat:

Closed

Open Seats:

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Meeting Day/Time/Location:

10:00AM - 11:30AM

1650 CHEM

8/28/23 - 12/6/23

Note: Section 007 - Jihad in History

Section:

008 (LEC)

Instruction Mode:

In Person

Class No:

35108

Enroll Stat:

Open

Open Seats:

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Wait List:

Meeting Day/Time/Location:

TuTh

2:30PM - 4:00PM

G421B MH

8/28/23 - 12/6/23

Note: Section 008 - The Many Ways of Learning About the Holocaust

Section:

009 (LEC)

Instruction Mode:

In Person

Class No:

35113

Enroll Stat:

Closed

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Meeting Day/Time/Location:

TuTh

2:30PM - 4:00PM

B856 EQ

8/28/23 - 12/6/23

Note: Section 009 - History of the American South Through Film and Literature

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