Description
(Equivalent to HUM 2304)
Prerequisites: Sophomore classification, FAS 1220
This course, taught in English, is an introduction to Islamic art and
architecture with an emphasis on the Maghreb and al-Andalus. The first
section of the course deals with the period of formation of Islamic art from
the advent of Islam to the end of the Umayyad period. The second section
consists of a survey of the art and architecture of the major dynasties of
the Islamic West from A.D. 750 to A.D. 1800. The last section of the course
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links Islamic art, architecture, and urbanism to their social and economic
contexts. The course requires students to consider the intellectual and
humanist dimensions of artistic production.