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| Under Graduate Degree |
Semester module |
NQF level: 6 |
Credits: 12 |
| Module presented in English |
Module presented online |
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Co-requisite: ICS1501 or ICS101X |
| Purpose: The purpose of this module is to provide students with an overview of the history of Islam, with an emphasis on its development in Africa and, in particular, South Africa. The student will gain knowledge of the major empires in Islam, namely, the early Caliphate, the Ummayad, the Abbasid and the Ottoman. They will gain knowledge of Islam in the modern period as well. Students will then gain insight into the unfolding of Islam in North, East and West Africa. They will then gain knowledge regarding the unfolding of Islam in South Africa. |