RELS 3520 - Sufism and Islamic Mysticism

3 Credit Hours
Description
(Same as MES 3520). This course offers an advanced survey of some of the most distinguishing characteristics of Sufism. Topics to be covered include: The rise of ascetic and mystical tendencies in Islam; the development of Sufism and the Sufi brotherhoods; the conflict between Sufism and Islamic law, and their eventual reconciliation; anti-Sufi polemics of reformers and fundamentalists in modern times; the continuing importance and vitality of Sufism today. Global Scholars course.