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Unitarianism and Ottoman Islam
June 15-19, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Susan Ritchie
This course explores religious toleration as the lived result of mutual attractions, persecutions, and historic interactions between Ottoman Muslims and Unitarians. We begin with the basic theology, religious and cultural traditions of Ottoman Islam (13th-18th centuries), developing in more detail the affinities between Unitarianism and the progressive theology of Ibn-al-'Arabi (whose thought characterized Ottoman literature and the sufi order of the poet Rumi). We pause to reacquaint ourselves with the traditional Eurocentric accounts of religious toleration. We then travel into the hidden history of actual relationships between Unitarians and Ottoman Muslims in 16th century Transylvania, Renaissance England, and Enlightenment Europe. This is an intermediate graduate level class. General but not specific acquaintance with religious history, Unitarian Universalist history and belief, and comparative religious traditions is helpful, but not strictly required. Students will be required to complete some reading before the intensive week (some online articles and two shorter books), and complete a final project due on July 10, 2009.
HS TBA
3 units
Minimum: 5
Limit: 15
Course to be held a the South Valley Unitarian Universalist Society in Salt Lake City, Utah
2008-2009
Fall / Intersession / Spring / Summer / Saturday Intensives / Online
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