NES 2634 - [The Jews and the Classical Age of Islam]

(crosslisted) CLASS 2634, JWST 2634, MEDVL 2634, RELST 2634
(GHB) (HA-AS) (CU-ITL)

Spring. Not offered 2017-2018. 3 credits. Student option grading.

R. Brann.

This course examines the cultural and historical interaction of Muslims and Jews from the emergence of Islam in the seventh century through the classical age of Islam down to the turn of the thirteenth century. The intersection of the two cultures (scriptural, spiritual, intellectual, literary, communal, and interpersonal) and members of their respective religious communities will be studied through readings of primary texts (in translation). The course will conclude with some brief reflections on historical memory and the modern and contemporary significance of the two religious communities’ interactions during the classical age of Islam.