Before Fundamentalism: Islamic Reformism in South Asia 1600-1930 (U03293)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : HCA-3-IslamicRe

This is a new course that complements (but does not significanntly overlap with) the new 4MA and my existing 3/4 MA option 'Fundamentalism in comparative perspective'. This course will analyse a sample of South Asian Muslim thinkers, who all felt that far-reaching changes were necessary to Islamic observance and reasoning in order to make their religion compatible with new times and/or with its own inherited ideals. We will start with some Sufi Shaikhs of the 17th century and end with radical Muslim nationalists of the interwar period; charting on the way the intellectual contributions by Shah Waliullah Dihlawi, the Deobandi Ulama, the Tablighi Jamaat, Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan, Sir Muhammad Iqbal and Inayatullah Khan Mashriqi. This course aims at approaching Islamic reformism through close readings of its own texts (in translation). Apart from inviting students to seriously engage with the inner world of Muslim philosophy and religious thought, this course seeks to teach the conceptual toolkit of Intellectual History as a historical sub-discipline.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : A pass in any first level historical course and any second level historical course or equivalent. Before enrolling students on this course, Directors of Studies are asked to contact the History Honours Admissions Secretary to ensure that a place is available (tel. 503783).

Variants

? This course has variants for part year visiting students, as follows

Before Fundamentalism: Islamic Reformism in South Asia 1600-1930 (VS1) (Not being delivered)

Subject Areas

Home subject area

History, (School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Schedule E)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
18/09/2007	09:00	10:50

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	09:00	10:50	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Students will gain greater awareness of the nature and use of historical evidence; engage historical arguments by focusing on debates by historians about key issues; increase their skills in research, writing, and presentation; and improve their critical skills through oral communication.