Activity
LEC
Section number integer
401
Title (text only)
Faces of Jihad in African Islam
Term
2019C
Subject area
HIST
Section number only
401
Section ID
HIST275401
Course number integer
275
Meeting times
TR 10:30 AM-12:00 PM
Meeting location
VANP 305
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Cheikh Ante MBAcke Babou
Description
This course is designed to provide the students with a broad understanding of the history of Islam in Africa. The focus will be mostly on West Africa, but we will also look at developments in other regions of the continent. We will explore Islam not only as religious practice but also as ideology and an instrument of social change. We will examine the process of islamization in Africa and the different uses of Jihad. Topics include prophetic jihad, jihad of the pen and the different varieties of jihad of the sword throughout the history in Islam in sub-Saharan Africa.
Course number only
275
Cross listings
AFRC274401
Fulfills
Cross Cultural Analysis
Use local description
No
LPS Course
false
Major Concentrations
Major/Minor Requirements Fulfilled