RS 454 — Islamic Spirituality
BA BA Religious Studies · Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
What is suf? How did Sufism originate in Islam? The course intends to look at the origins of Sufism, asceticism, mysticism and pantheism in Islam. Fathers of Sufism such as al-Ghazali, al-Farabi and Ibn Sina will be studied alongside philosophers and orthodox theologians like al-Ashari and al-Kindi. Sufi Brotherhoods that are present in the African continent, especially those in West Africa and Ghana in particular will be studied. The aim is to discover their contribution to the general socio-religious and political development of Islam and the state.
- Credits
- 0
- Level
- Level 400
Other courses on this programme
- RS 451 — Comparative Study of Religions
- RS 452 — New Religious Movement
- RS 453 — Islam in Ghana
- RS 455 — West African Church History
- RS 456 — Christianity and African Culture
- RS 457 — New Testament Greek II
- RS 458 — Greek III
- RS 459 — Hebrew III
- RS 460 — Science and Religion
- RS 461 — Topics in Islamic Studies
- RS 462 — Religions and Gender
- RS 463 — The Caliphate
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