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RutgersUniversity—Newark Dr.MayteGreen-MercadoFederatedDepartmentofHistory mayte.green@rutgers.eduCourseNumber(510:287:01) Office:ConklinHall315SpringSemester2019 OfficeHours:M.12:00-2:00;Mondays2:30-3:50 orbyappointment.Wednesdays1:00-2:20 Conklin342

WindowwiththeShahadah,theMuslimprofessionoffaith,carvedstuccoandcoloredglass,Egypt,1800-80.Museumno.1202-1883

COURSEDESCRIPTION:ThiscourseisasurveyofthehistoryofIslamiccivilization.Inthiscourse,wewillstudysocial,economic,andculturalaspectsofthehistoryoftheMiddleandNearEastregion,betweenthesixthandfifteenthcenturies.Thetreatmentofthesubjectwillberoughlychronological,thoughthemessuchaslaw,science,andphilosophywillrecurthroughoutthecourse.Inadditiontolectures,thecoursewillheavilydrawupondiscussionsessions,whichwillgivestudentsahands-onapproachtohistory.Inthesesessions,wewilldiscussindetailvarioushistoricalproblemspresentedinthetextandlectures.Wewillalsoseedifferenttypesofhistoricalevidenceandlearnhowtheycanbeusedforhistoricalanalysis.COURSEOBJECTIVES:Uponsuccessfulcompletionofthiscourse,studentswillbeableto:-nameandidentifyindividuals,events,themes,andissuesofmajorimportanceinthehistoryofIslamiccivilization,-demonstrateabasiclevelofcompetenceindifferentiatingthemajorperiodsofthehistoryofIslamiccivilizationandthesignificanceofhistoricalcontext,-recognizetheimportanceofcauseandeffectinhistory,anddiscussthesignificanceofchangeandcontinuityovertime,-developanunderstandingtowardtheuseofhistoricalevidencebyhistoriansanddisplaysomefamiliaritytowarddifferenttypesofevidence,-criticallyanalyzehistoricalevidenceandarticulateasynthesiswithathesis.

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TEXTBOOKS:•VernonO.Egger,AHistoryoftheMuslimWorldto1405:TheMakingofaCivilization,(UpperSaddleRiver,NJ:Pearson,PrenticeHall,2004).•AllreadingswillbepostedonBlackboard.Youmustprintthemandbringthemtoeachclass.PAPERS:Youareexpectedtowritetwopapersforthisclass.Thefirstpaperwillbeashortpaper(3-4pages;dueFebruary6).Thesecondpaperwillbelonger(6-7pages,dueApril22).DetailedinformationregardingthepaperswillbeannouncedinclassANDpostedonBlackboard.YouMUSTsubmityourpapersthroughTurnitIn.LATEPAPERSAND/OREMAILEDPAPERSWILLNOTBEACCEPTEDUNDERANYCIRCUMSTANCES.YourwritingassignmentMUSTincludetheRutgersPledge:Onmyhonor,Ihaveneitherreceivednorgivenanyunauthorizedassistanceonthisexamination(assignment).EXAMS:Therewillbetwoexams,amidtermandafinal,whichmayincludeidentifyingterms,dates,names,essayquestions,and/oranalysisofprimarysources.ThemidtermexamwillbeonMarch6,duringourclasstime,andthefinalwillbegivenonMay13,3:00-6:00,asdeterminedbytheOfficeoftheRegistrar.QUIZZES:Duringthefirst—orthelast—10minuteoftheclass,therewillbeashortquiz,basedonthematerialrequiredforthatdayofclass.Thesequizzesaredesignedbothtoensurethatyougenerallykeepupwiththereadings,andtoencourageyoutopayattentionandtakenotesduringclass.Ifyouarrivelateorleaveearlywithoutbeingintouchfirstforanexcusedabsence,youmaynottakethequizandyouwillreceivea0/Fforthatquiz.GRADING:10% Firstpaper15% Secondpaper20% Quizzes25% Midterm30% FinalGRADINGSTANDARDS:90-100%A(agenuinelyoutstandingachievement)80-89%B(aboveaverageachievement)70-79%C(comprehensionofthesubjectatanappropriateuniversitylevel)60-69%D(unsatisfactoryperformance,barelypassing)Below60%F(failure)COURSEPOLICIES:

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•Attendanceatallregularlyscheduledmeetingsofthisclassisexpected.Rutgerscatalogstatesthat“therecognizedgroundsforabsenceareillnessrequiringmedicalattention,curricularorextracurricularactivitiesapprovedbythefaculty,personalobligationsclaimedbythestudentandrecognizedasvalid,recognizedreligiousholidays,andsevereinclementweathercausingdangeroustravelingconditions.”FourUNEXCUSEDabsenceswillloweryourfinalgradebyonelettergrade.Itisyourresponsibilitytocometoclassandseethatyouaremarkedpresentfortheclassesyouattend.Intheeventthatyouhaveamedical,legal,orfamily-relatedproblemthatmightleadtoanextendedabsence,youneedtomeetmeinpersonandbringnecessarydocumentationasevidenceforyourproblem.Onlythen,wecandiscusswhetheryourabsencecanbeexcusedornot.AnemailmessageexplainingyourproblemwillNOTbeconsideredasanexcuseofyourabsence.Ultimately,itwillbetheinstructor’sjudgmenttodecidewhetheranabsencecanbeexcusedornot.Ifyoumissaclassduetoareasonthatyoucannotdocument,pleasedonotcontactmetoexplainyourcase.Instead,consideritasoneofyourunexcusedabsences.Pleaserememberthat,accordingtothepoliciesoftheFederatedDepartmentofHistory,anystudentwhomisseseightormoresessionsthroughanycombinationofEXCUSEDandUNEXCUSEDabsenceswillnotearncreditinthisclass.SuchstudentsshouldwithdrawtoavoidgettinganF.•Youareexpectedtocometoclasshavingdonetheassignedreadingsandparticipateinclassdiscussions.Wewillbeusingourmaintextbooks(EggerandRobinson)frequentlyinclass;therefore,pleasebringittoeachmeeting.Ondiscussiondays,makesuretobringacopyoftheassignedreadingwithyou.Anystudentwhodoesnothavethetextbooks(EggerandRobinson)ortheprimarysource(s)maybeaskedtoleavetheclassroomandmarkedabsentfortheclass.•Theuseoflaptopsorotherelectronicdevicesinthisclassrequirestheconsentoftheinstructor.Ifyouhaveaconditionthatnecessitatestheuseofalaptopduringclassforthepurposeoftakingnotesoraccessingreadings,pleasebringittomyattentionalongwithaletterfromTheOfficeofDisabilityServices.Thosestudentswillbeaskedtositinthefrontrowofchairsintheclassroom.Otherwise,theuseofportableelectronicdevices,suchascellphonesduringclassinamannernotcompliantwithclassroomconduct(phoneconversation,texting,andothers)willnotbetolerated.Studentsmaybewarnedforsuchbehaviorinitially.Ifrepeated,theymaybeaskedtoleavetheclassroomandmarkedabsentfortheday.•Punctualityandcourtesyatalltimesareexpected.•Ifyouhavequestionsorconcernsaboutthisclass,comeandtalktomeinmyofficehours.Pleasedonotsendemailinquiriesrelatedtoyourabsenceorclassmaterials.Itisyourresponsibilitytofindoutaboutthesubjectscoveredinyourabsenceandstudythem.•Ifforanyfamilyormedicalreasonyoufinditabsolutelynecessarytomissanexamination,youmustcontactmebeforetheexamandhavemyconsenttoyourabsence.Failuretodosowillresultinazerofortheassignment.Withtheexceptionofextremecases

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therewillbenoearlyormake-upexams!Aswithallotherexams,youmustcontactmeinadvanceshouldanextremeemergencyarise.RutgersUniversity-NewarkAcademicPoliciesAcademicintegrity:Asanacademiccommunitydedicatedtothecreation,dissemination,andapplicationofknowledge,RutgersUniversityiscommittedtofosteringanintellectualandethicalenvironmentbasedontheprinciplesofacademicintegrity.AcademicintegrityisessentialtothesuccessoftheUniversity’seducationalandresearchmissions,andviolationsofacademicintegrityconstituteseriousoffensesagainsttheentireacademiccommunity..Academicintegritypolicy:http://academicintegrity.rutgers.edu/academic-integritypolicy/.DisabilityServices:RutgersUniversitywelcomesstudentswithdisabilitiesintoalloftheUniversity’seducationalprograms.Inordertoreceiveconsiderationforreasonableaccommodations,youmustcompleteanintakemeeting,andsubmitappropriatedocumentation.Ifyourrequestforreasonableaccommodationsisapproved,youwillreceiveaLetterofAccommodations(LOA),whichyoushouldpresentprivatelytotheinstructorasearlyinthesemesteraspossible.AccommodationsarenotretroactiveandareeffectiveonlyuponsubmissionoftheLOAtotheinstructor.PleasebegintheprocessbycompletingandsubmittingtheRegistrationForm,ApplyingforServices,whichisavailableatthewebsitebelow..ApplyingforServices:http://ods.rutgers.edu/students/applying-for-services.DocumentationGuidelines:http://ods.rutgers.edu/students/documentation-guidelines.LetterofAccommodations(LOA):http://ods.rutgers.edu/my-accommodations/letterof-accommodations.OfficeofDisabilityServices(ODS)Suite219,PaulRobesonCampusCenter(973)353-5375odsnewark@rutgers.eduReligiousHolidayPolicy:Studentsareadvisedtoprovidetimelynotificationtoinstructorsaboutnecessaryabsencesforreligiousobservancesandareresponsibleformakinguptheworkofexamsaccordingtoanagreed-uponschedule.LearningResources WritingCenter.RutgersLearningCenter(tutoringservices) (tutoringandwritingworkshops)Room140,BradleyHall Room126,ConklinHall(973)353-5608 (973)353-5847http://www.ncas.rutgers.edu/rlc nwc@newark.rutgers.edu

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COURSESCHEDULEWeek1 IntroductionW.1/23 Introduction,discussionofthesyllabus,andcoursepolicies

WhatdowemeanbyIslamicCivilization?Geography,Languages,SourcesandPeriodization

Week2 TheNearEasternContextoftheRiseofIslamM.1/28 Pre-IslamicNearEast:TheByzantineandSassanianEmpires

Textbook:VernonOEgger,AHistoryoftheMuslimWorldto1405,1-15.W.1/30 Pre-IslamicArabia Textbook:Egger,16-22. PrimarySource: “Ibnal-Kalbī:FromtheBookofIdols”inTheIslamicWorld,eds.McNeill,W. andMarilynRobinsonWaldman(Chicago:UniversityofChicagoPress, 1973):9-13.Week3 TheRiseandExpansionofIslam(ca.570-632C.E.)M.2/4 Muhammad,TheProphet Textbook:Egger,20-31. Biography:ChaseRobinson,“Muhammad,theProphet,”inIslamic CivilizationinThirtyLives(Berkley:UniversityofCaliforniaPress,2016):20- 31.W.2/6 Qur’ānandHadīth **PAPER1DUE** Textbook:DanielBrown,NewIntroductiontoIslam,2nded.77-87;99. PrimarySource: TheQur’an,Suras99,100,101;Sura4vv.1-11;Sura 12"Joseph."Genesis37,39,42-45.Week4 TheQuestionofLegitimacyintheEarlyIslamicEmpire(632-661C.E.)M.2/11 TheAgeofConquestsandEarlyInstitutions QUIZ1Map Textbook:Egger,33-44. PrimarySource: Balādhurī,“FromOpeningupoftheLands,”inTheIslamicWorld,ed.William H.McNeillandMarilynRobinsonWaldman(Chicago:TheUniversityof

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ChicagoPress,1973):68-74.W.2/13 TheFirstandSecondCivilWars(Fitan) Textbook:Egger,62-69. Biographies:“‘Ali,cousin,caliph,andforefatherofShi‘ism,”ICTL,31-37. “‘A’isha,wifeoftheProphet,”inICTL,37-41.Week5 TheUmayyadDynasty(661-750C.E.)M.2/18 ‘Abdal-MalikandtheLaterUmayyads Textbook:Egger,44-61. Biography:“‘Abdal-Malik,engineerofthecaliphate,”inICTL,42-48.W.2/20 QUIZ2andDiscussionofPrimarySources Biography:al-Tabari,traditionalistrationalist,inICTL,85-90. PrimarySourceforFirstandSecondCivilWars: •TheHistoryofal-Ṭabarī,vol.XV,“TheCrisisoftheEarlyCaliphate,” (accountsaboutthemutinyagainst‘Uthman). •Historyofal-Ṭabarī,vol.XIX,“TheEventsoftheYear61(680/681)[Battle ofKarbala]excerpts. PrimarySourceforUmayyadDynasty:

Ḥasanal-Baṣrī:Letterto‘UmarII,inTheIslamicWorld,79-81.Week6 The'AbbasidCaliphateM.2/25 The‘AbbasidRevolution Textbook:Egger,69-76. Biography:“Ibnal-Muqaffa‘,translatorandessayist,”inICTL,48-55.W.2/27 The‘AbbasidCaliphate Textbook:Egger,85-89. Biography:“‘Arib,courtesanofcaliphs,”inICTL,74-79. PrimarySources: •TalefromAThousandandOneNights •Ibnal-Sā‘ī,ConsortsoftheCaliphs.WomenandtheCourtofBaghdad,ed. ShawkatM.Toorawa(NewYork:NYUPress,2015):6-9;99.Week7 M.3/4 EXAMREVIEWW.3/6 MIDTERMEXAMWeek8 CrisisoftheCaliphate

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M.3/11 TheSamarraPeriodandCrisisinthe‘AbbasidCaliphate Textbook:Egger,89-93; Biography:“IbnMuqla,vizier,scribe,calligrapher?,”inICTL,100-106. PrimarySource: IbnMiskawayh,“FromtheExperiencesoftheNations,”inTheIslamicWorld, ed.WilliamMcNeillandMarilynRobinsonWaldman,178-180.W.3/13 Shi‘iidentities Textbook:Egger,62-69;72-80.Week9 SPRINGBREAKM.3/18 SPRINGBREAKW.3/20 SPRINGBREAKWeek10 TheEmpireCannotHoldThreeCaliphsM.3/25 TheFatimids Article:TaheraQutbuddin,“Fatimids”inTheCulturalSociologyoftheMiddle East,Africa,andAsia,vol.2Africa,ed.EdwardRamsamy(LosAngeles,Sage Publications,2011),37-40.Canbeaccessedonline: http://nelc.uchicago.edu/sites/nelc.uchicago.edu/files/Fatimids.pdf PrimarySource: WilfredMadelungandPaulE.Walker(ed.),TheAdventoftheFatimids,A ContemporaryShi‘iWitness.AnEditionandEnglishTranslationofIbnal- Haytham’sKitabal-Munazarat(London,NewYork:I.B.Tauris,2000):63-73.W.3/27 TheOrnamentoftheWorld:TheUmayyadCaliphateinal-Andalus Textbook:Egger,98-112;166-168. Biography:“IbnHazm,polemicist,polymath,”ICTL,128-134. PrimarySources: IbnHazm,“OnForgettingaBeloved,”inMedievalIberia,103-106.Week11 FillingthePowerVacuum(977-1194C.E.)M.4/1 TheBuyidSultanate Textbook:Egger,142-144. PrimarySource: al-Mawardī,“OntheAppointmentofProvincialGovernors,”inThe OrdinancesofGovernment:ATranslationofal-Aḥkāmal-Sulṭāniyyawʼal- Wilāyātal-Dīniyya.TranslatedbyWafaaH.Wahba(Reading,UK:Garnet PublishingLtd.,1996),32-37.

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W.4/3 TheGhaznavidsandtheMigrationsoftheOghuzQUIZ3

Textbook:Egger,145-151. Biography:“MahmudofGhazna,conquerorandpatron,”inICTL,107-112. Week12 ChallengestotheCaliphateM.4/8 SeljukInstitutions Textbook:Egger,151-154;192-194. PrimarySources: “IbnKhallikan:BiographyoftheVizierNizamal-Mulk,”inIslamicCentral Asia,89-92. “Nizamal-Mulk:AMirrorforPrinces,”inIslamicCentralAsia,92-94.W.4/10 Zangids,Ayyubids,andtheCrusades Textbook:Egger172-182. Biography:“Saladin,anti-Crusaderhero,”inICTL,160-168. PrimarySources: “Usāma:FromMemoirs,”inTheIslamicWorld.EditedbyWilliamH.McNeill andMarilynRobinsonWaldman(Chicago,UniversityofChicagoPress):185- 206.[MemoirsofUsāmaibnMunqidh(1095-1188)].Week13 SynthesisandCreativityM.4/15 IslamicLawandTheology QUIZ4 Textbook:Egger,114-122. Biographies:“Karimaal-Marwaziyya,hadithscholar,”inICTL,134-139. “al-Ghazali,‘Renewer’ofIslam,”inICTL,139-148. PrimarySources: “TheDoctrineofConsensus.(Ijmāʿ)Accordingtoal-Shāfiʿī(d.820),”inIslam: FromtheProphetMuhammadtotheCaptureofConstantinople,ed.andtrans. BernardLewis,vol.II(Oxford:OxfordUniversityPress,1987):33-35.W.4/17 IslamicArtWeek14 AlternativestotheClassicalIslamicPrinciplesofGovernanceM.4/22 PhilosophyandSufism **PAPER2DUE** **Watchfilm:Destiny,dir.YoussefChahine,(1997) Textbook:Egger,133-135;199-227. Biographies: “IbnRushd(Averroes),Aristotelianmonotheist,”inICTL,169-177.

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“al-Hallaj'theTruth(922),”inICTL,79-84.W.4/24 TheMamlukDynasty Textbook:Egger269-273. PrimarySource: Shihabal-Dinal-Nuwayri,“OntheHistoryoftheMamlukState,”inThe UltimateAmbitionintheArtsofErudition,(excerpts).Week15 TheAgeofMongolPrestigeM.4/29 ChinggisKhan Textbook:Egger,194-198. PrimarySources: “TheSecretHistoryoftheMongols:Temujin’sOrigins,”and“Hayton:Temujin andtheRiseoftheMongolEmpire,”inIslamicCentralAsia,111-125.W.5/1 MongolEmpire Textbook:Egger,257-269. Biography:“Rashidal-Din,physician,courtier,andglobalhistorian,”inICTL, 194-200. Week16M.5/6 REVIEWW.5/8 NOCLASSM.5/13 FINALEXAM3:00-6:00