Mar 05, 2026

Archived-Elmira College Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024 Academic Year

Archived-Elmira College Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024 Academic Year [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PHR 2140 - CHINESE RELIGIONS AND ISLAM

credits: 3.0
Will study Islam as a historical movement, paying attention to art, law, politics, and philosophy as well as to theology. Will trace its rise in the seventh century Arabia and its spread throughout the world. In our study of China we will concentrate on the high-culture philosophical schools in the late Chou dynasty (Confusianism, Taoism, Legalism, etc.) and their later interaction with Buddhism. Method of Instruction: Lectures and discussion. Method of Evaluation: Three papers, including a research paper, mid-term, and final. Meets *NWP Distribution Requirements.