Islamic Studies in America: Past, Present, and Future.

Speaker:  Seyyed Hossein Nasr, University Professor of Islamic Studies and Perennial Philosophy, George Washington University

Host Department: Islamic Studies Program

Date: 09/16/2015

Time: 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM

Location: Lydia Mendelssohn Theater, 911 N. University

 

Starting with the earliest period when Arabic and some Islamic studies began to be taught in America, the talk will concentrate on the more immediate past especially after the Second World War. Some attention will also be paid to theoretical discussions about Islamic studies and its relation to religious studies in general. The lecture will then turn to the present state of Islamic studies in America and the trends that are most likely to affect its course in the future. Throughout the lecture, Professor Nasr will draw much from his own experiences in the field.