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RLST189L PO - Encountering the Qur’an

When Offered: Spring 2022
Instructor(s): A. Agah
Credit: 1

This course explores the significance of the Qur’an as both a scriptural text and a source of cultural and religious expression. Students will gain an understanding of the Qur’an as a source of religious law, as inspiration for artistic expression, as a form of auditory experience, and other various ways in which the Qur’an is situated within Islamic practice and culture. Students will engage with interpretations of the Qur’an and other scholarly work on the text, and with produce their own guide to understanding the Qur’an.
Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
Area 3



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