HIST3606: Christians, Muslims, and Jews in the Middle Ages
3 CreditsFine ArtsGlobal PerspectivesGoal 7 - Human DiversityHistorical PerspectivesMathematical/Logical Reasoning
A Pew Research survey of the global religious landscape in 2010 found 2.2 billion Christians (31.5% of the world?s population), 1.6 billion Muslims (23.2%), and 14 million Jews (.2%). In this class, we explore how the histories of these religious communities became deeply entangled in an age of diplomacy, trade, jihad, and crusade.