Courses
Islam, Iran, and the West (POLISCI 149S)
Iran and Islam have had a long and complicated relationship. This course covers the rise of Islam, its expansion in Iran, forms of resistance to and acceptance of Islamic ideas in Iran, the rise of Shiism and the impact of Iran on the development of Sufism. The influence of Muslim thinkers from Iran on the rise of the Renaissance in Europe is examined. And finally, the course focuses on the varieties of Islamic responses to modernity in Iran in the last century.
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Course List
For a representative, rather than comprehensive, list of courses that count towards the minor, see the Related Courses tab of the Bulletin. Other courses may also fulfill the requirements; students should consult their Iranian Studies minor adviser concerning which courses might fulfill minor requirements.
Courses Not Currently Offered
AFRICAAM
- AFRICAAM 94 : Public Space in Iran: Murals, Graffiti, Performance
AMELANG
- AMELANG 44A : Accelerated First-Year Persian
- AMELANG 44B : Accelerated First-Year Persian, Part B
- AMELANG 45A : Accelerated Second-Year Persian
- AMELANG 45B : Accelerated Second-Year Persian, Part B
COMPLIT
- COMPLIT 134A : Classics of Persian Literature (COMPLIT 234)
- COMPLIT 179 : Rumi: Rhythms of Creation (COMPLIT 249)
- COMPLIT 184 : READING RUMI
- COMPLIT 234 : Classics of Persian Literature (COMPLIT 134A)
- COMPLIT 244 : Modern Persian Poetry
- COMPLIT 249 : Rumi: Rhythms of Creation (COMPLIT 179)
DLCL
GLOBAL
- GLOBAL 104 : Iranian Cuisine
HISTORY
- HISTORY 81B : Formation of the Contemporary Middle East
- HISTORY 181B : Formation of the Contemporary Middle East
- HISTORY 201A : The Global Drug Wars (HISTORY 301A)
JEWISHST
POLISCI
- POLISCI 149T : Middle Eastern Politics
- POLISCI 211N : Nuclear Politics (POLISCI 311N)
RELIGST
- RELIGST 180 : Gender Relations in Islam (FEMGEN 180)
