History (HIST) - Crusade and Jihad

HIST 3137  Crusade and Jihad

Prerequisites:

12 credits of History with at least 3 credits at the 2000-level; or any 54 credits completed.

Antirequisites:

HIST 3116 if taken in FW08 or FW11

Hours:

Three hours of lecture per week for one term.

Credits:

3

Description:

The concepts of ""Crusade"" and ""Jihad"" are important aspects of Christianity and Islam and their relations with each other. Students examine the key period between 1050 and 1300 when wars in the Middle East helped shape these concepts and discuss military, political and ideological developments and how these have affected the medieval and modern world.