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Course date
July 14–25, 2003
Location
Budapest
Application deadline
Course delivery
In-person

Is a ‘clash of civilizations’ inevitable between Islam and the West? This renewed debate following the terrorist attacks of September 11 on the USA, which brought up the issue of Islam's encounter with the West, will be the subject matter of this course. To explore this question further the course will take part in the debate concerning the "formation of identity" concerning the "other" regarding Islam and the West. As sharp ideological competitions have faded away by the end of the Cold War we are told to face tensions along civilizational/cultural lines.

Islam and the West, given their centuries-old competition and confrontation, and the presence of a militant anti-Westernism among some radical Islamic groups, are cast as the most likely candidates to clash. In an age of globalization, it is impossible to draw lines among civilizations and cultures. They are bound to co-exist contributing to the interdependence of faiths and civilizations breakdown of which may destroy "global civilization".

Thus the course will examine the relationship between Islam and the West from historical, political, and sociological points of view, and question the myths of conflict to foster civilizational/cultural understanding among the peoples of Eastern Europe and former Soviet space where Islam and Christianity meet and interact.

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