Islamism

Islamism is a Social Science course taught by Sayres Rudy.

Course Description
This seminar examines whether Islam comprises "a politics," as many presume. Does "Islam" explain protest, activism, economics, gender, nationalism, sectarianism, revolution, assimilation, or even jihad among Muslims? We begin with theories of religious identification generally and of Islamic identification specifically. Materials range across philosophy, anthropology, social science, history, and primary resources: we don?t know yet which tools we need to pursue our question(s). We continue with case-studies of "Muslim politics" to apply, test, or stretch theories of identification and action. Students will write about 20 pages, either a research paper of review essays.