HIST441 ISLAM IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD
| Course Code: |
2400441 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
6.0 |
| Department: |
History |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
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| Offered Semester: |
Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
The course analyzes historical developments in Islam, and its institutions in the twentieth century. The focus will be on the politicized form of Islam and Islamic organizations, the conflict and accommodation between radical Islam and the state, and the change in the Islamic political thought in the Middle East starting from the Salafiyya movement to the end of the twentieth century.
