About this course
Explore how Islamic history is studied through the sources and practices that shape its telling. Beginning with pre-Islamic Arabia, the course introduces the art of history and the kinds of historiographical sources used to examine the past.
The discussion then considers censorship and its place in the historical record. A concluding case study on the tragedy of Lady Fatima brings these questions of sources and historical interpretation to a specific subject within Islamic history.
What you’ll explore
- Pre-Islamic Arabia as historical context
- The art of history and historiographical sources
- Censorship in Islamic historiography
- A case study on the tragedy of Lady Fatima
Curriculum
- 01Pre-Islamic Arabia
- 02The Art of History
- 03Historiographical Sources
- 04Censorship in Islamic Historiography
- 05A Case Study on the Tragedy of Lady Fatima
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