Religions of the World by Jason Blum at AUC (2013)

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source: AUC     2013年6月12日
CREL 210 | Religions of the World by Jason Blum at AUC
The religions of the world have played a pervasive and profound role in shaping human history. They have defined societies, encouraged (and resisted) intellectual, economic, and cultural change, and been powerful influences in the realm of politics. In the contemporary world, this is no less true. Despite predictions that religion would gradually become less powerful a force in human culture and society (the "secularization thesis"), religion appears to be just as influential today as at virtually any other time in history. A brief glance at major news stories of the day might even suggest that in some ways, religion is more important today than it was half a century ago. This class has two goals. The first is to introduce students to many of the religions of the world, including the major figures, ideas, and events that define them. Religions, however, are not static entities -- they change through time, are imported and exported to other parts of the world, and respond to the progression of history in complex and sometimes contradictory ways. Therefore, this class will also focus on how religions have changed through history, and specifically how they have responded to globalization (the process by which human cultures and societies have come into increasing contact with each other) and modernity (the complex of social, intellectual, and political changes that heralded the birth of the "modern world," such as the development of science and the creation of the nation state). We will examine religions diachronically, focusing both on their major defining features and how they have changed over time.

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The Making of the Modern Arab World by Khaled Fahmy at AUC (2012)

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source: AUC     2012年9月12日
HIST 247 | The Making of the Modern Arab World
In this course, professor Khaled Fahmy examines the histories, cultures and societies of the Arab World. It starts by offering a brief historical overview of the Ottoman background to the modern Arab World, passing through the colonial period in the nineteenth century to the present post-colonial period in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The course delves in detail in the main themes that shaped modern Arab history: the fall of the Ottoman world and the rise of the modern "Middle East" following the First World War; the struggle for independence in the Inter-War period; Zionism, Israel and the struggle for Palestine; the failure of the post-independence states in the Arab World; the "Peace Process"; the politics of oil; the triumph of political Islam; and the Arab Spring.

Introduction | 03.09.2012 1:03:32
Introduction | 06.09.2012 1:04:49
The Ottomans | 10.09.2012 59:50
The Ottoman Empire II | 13.09.12 1:11:29
Muhammad Ali Basha | 17.09.2012 39:54
19th Century I Clash of Civilizations Or European Imperialism | 08.10.2012 1:04:20
Colonialism and revolution in the Middle East before WWI | 11.10.2012 1:04:55
WWI and the Birth of the Middle East | 15.10.2012 1:05:52
The Middle East in the Wake of WW1 PT2 | 01.11.2012 41:46
Muhammad Ali Basha II | 4.10.2012 1:06:40
The Middle East in the Wake of WW1 PT3 | 08.11.2012  57:36
The First World War & The Birth of the Middle East PT 2 | 18.10.2012 1:10:07
The Struggle for Palestine | 12.11.2012 58:29
The Middle East in the wake of WW1 PT 1 | 22.10.2012 1:09:32
The struggle for Palestine 1919- 1949 | 26.11.2012 1:03:30
The Debate on 1948 and The Rise of Nasser | 29.11.2012 1:15:19
Islam and Politics | 11.12.2012 1:18:33
The Politics and History of Oil | 10.12.2012 1:14:11

Islamic Art and Architecture from 1250 -1800 by Bernard O'Kane at AUC

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source: AUC    2012年3月12日
ARIC 271 | Islamic Art and Architecture from 1250 -1800
In this course, Professor Bernard O'Kane covers the major artistic and architectural works of Islamic art produced in diverse regions, from Spain to India, in the period from c. 1250 to 1800. The course is designed to help students appreciate Islamic art and architecture, as well as understand how and why it has changed over the centuries in light of varying historic, geographic and social contexts. The course aims to illustrate to students how art historians think and exchange ideas with one another. It also aims to enhance students' visual memory and recall.

Ilkhanid Architecture I | 08.02.12 54:46
Ilkhanid Architecture II | 15.02.12 1:03:50
Timurid Architecture | 19.02.2012 1:08:55
Timurid Art I | 22.02.12 1:05:53
Timurid Arts II | 26.02.12 1:01:10
Mamluk Architecture | 29.02.12 1:02:36
Complex of Qalawun Field Trip | 03.03.2012 19:54
Mamluk Decorative Arts | 04.03.12 55:43
Maghreb | 11.03.12 1:08:05
Indian Architecture | 14.03.12 1:03:17
Sultan Hasan Mosque and Madrasa Field Trip | 16.03.12 39:20
Indian Painting | 18.03.12 1:10:26
I Safavid Art | 21.03.12 46:24
Safavid Architecture | 25.03.12 1:08:35
Ottoman Architecture | 18.04.12 58:08
Ottoman Architecture | 22.04.12 1:04:14
Ottoman Book & Decorative Arts | 29.04.12 56:29
Ottoman & Modern Architecture | 02.05.12 57:01
Modern Islamic Architecture | 06.05.12 53:42
Ottoman Book & Decorative Arts | 29.04.12 56:29