RELIGST 3CC3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Salaf, Pan-Islamism, Ummah

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELIGST 3CC3
• Professor: Liyakat Takim

Document Summary

Islam was succeeding christianity: claiming to over ride islam. Muslims were treading and conquering christian land: example: iran, syria & europe. Islam was seen as universal: islam likes to convert people (similar to christianity and. Judaism: jews were always treated better than muslims (under. Eastern side (1451) conquest of constantinople (istanbul: muslims were able to defeat christians in turkey and that established the ottoman empire, controlled muslim land, muslims ended up in hungary. 9/11 (1561) muslims defeated on the gates of vienna: french bakers in austria celebrated by making the croissant in the shape of a crescent. Ottomans established their own dynasty which expanded in europe (cid:2) Christian church was corrupt and people were fed up. 16th century martin luther challenged the authority of the pope: question the acknowledgement of the pope in the bible, people were openly challenging the pope, church and bible (cid:2) (cid:2) Industrial revolution: machines taking over, people less reliable on.