HIST 240 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Ottoman Empire, Ulama, Sharia
23 Nov 2017
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The breakup of the ottoman empire and the colonialization of the middle east, 1914-1920. Secularism: the power of religion on politics, division between public and private, relationship between state and religion. Who is in control of the public space (streets, museums, ads, everything) Only iran and saudi arabia have adopted a truly secular state: sha"ria law. People who preserve the sha"ria are called the ulama (religious scholars and jurist(s) not imams: most important religious school in the world azhar (egypt), Qum (iran), najaf (iraq: ulama never been in power, they give advice and suggestions to the authorities. Shari"a: controlled by shari"a, family law, (inheritance, marriage, child custody) Generalization if isis are killing people does that mean that all. Gibbs idea of islam: writes about islamic world in a very western style. Endo-centralism men are superior compared to women, women are created weak biologically and have the power of seduction and biological power of reproduction.
