ISLAM IN SOUTH ASIA: AN INTRODUCTION

Prof. Frances Pritchett

GENERAL COURSE INFORMATION

CURRENT STUDY NOTES (Spring 2009)

 ***Exam: Wed. 1:10-4:00, 411 Kent-- and have a great summer, everybody! ***

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week zero: setting the scene

week one: early days

week two: the Sultanate(s)

week three: Akbar and his times

week four: the Mughal Empire

week five: Aurangzeb and beyond

week six: the coming of the British

week seven: reactions

week eight: Urdu poetry

week nine: new ideas

week ten: other voices

week eleven: toward Independence

week twelve: nowadays

week thirteen: can there be an overview?




The Divan-e 'Am or Hall of Public Audience, Red Fort, Delhi; photo by a modern visitor.
 
 
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