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Academic Year 2004/2005

Muslims and Infidels in the Medieval Mediteranean
COL 266 SP

Historians often study Jewish-Christian-Muslim relations under rubrics of tolerance or intolerance, conflict or uneasy coexistence. This seminar focuses instead on points of exchange and collaboration between medieval religious communities, especially at the level of individuals working together. Using primary and secondary sources, course readings explore how Jews, Christians, and Muslims established a common denominator that was not hostile but collaborative. Beginning with a modern novel, IN AN ANTIQUE LAND, students will be encouraged to examine how formal and informal networks between religious communities are constructed and sustained as well as how networks break down. Case studies cover the interactions of Jewish, Christian, and Muslim scholars, doctors, merchants, and pilgrims from Egypt to the Iberian Peninsula between the tenth and fifteenth centuries.

MAJOR READINGS

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

COURSE FORMAT: Seminar

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS HIST    Grading Mode: Student Option   

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Miller,Kathryn A.   

Times: .....F. 01:10PM-04:00PM;     Location: BTFDC314;

Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 20)

SR. major: 6   Jr. major: 8

SR. non-major: 2   Jr. non-major: 2   SO: 2   FR: X

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal:    Writing

Last Updated on MAR-21-2005

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