Politics

POLI 184 Shariah and Political Thinking: Law and Politics in Modern Islamic Thought

What defines just political rule in Islam? How do modern Muslim thinkers conceive the role of Islamic normative guidelines (Shariah) in the context of secular modern nation-states? Course surveys how major trends in modern Islamic thought try to answer this question.

Requirements

Enrollment is restricted to politics majors during the first and second pass enrollment.

Credits

5

Quarter offered

Winter

Instructor

Yasmeen Daifallah

Also offered as

LGST 184

Requirements

Enrollment is restricted to legal studies majors during first and second pass enrollment.