Movements and trends in contemporary Islam
(objectives)
After a short historical and methodological overview, this course aims at presenting the main topics and currents of the intra-Islamic debate from the end of the 19th century until today. Among the topics covered students will find: Islam and modernity; the reformism of the salafiyya; Islam and Nationalism; the 'fundamentalist' current and its sub-groupings; Islamic Feminist Thought.
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