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RLST 167 SC - Early Christian-Muslim Relations: Baghdad to Barcelona

Between the sixth and seventh centuries, approximately half of the world's Christian population found itself living under Islamic rulers across an immense, three-continental geographical expanse from China to the Atlantic Ocean. This course will investigate how Christians and Muslims interacted in this new matrix of power. We will pay particular attention to non-military encounters-especially since these were less frequent than many suppose, and as such we will focus primarily on texts and material evidence between the seventh and eleventh century that point beyond the dominant "clash of civilizations" model to a more constructive, collaborative, and mutually-understanding model that is based on groundbreaking work in the field of pre-Crusade Christian-Muslim relations.

Course Credit: 1.0
Offered: Occasionally


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