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An extensive introduction to the formation of Islam and its historical developments from its origins (7th c.) until the time of the sack of Baghdad by the Mongols (13th c.). The course surveys the major political changes and intellectual trends of the period. Structured chronologically, with thematic sessions about theology, culture and law, emphasis is placed on the extent to which regional, ethnic, religious, and linguistic differences amongst the people of the Islamic world were absorbed into a communal “Islamic identity.”
