Event Detail Information
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Is Islam a Religion of War? Some Answers from the History of the Balkans |
| Start Date: | 4/10/2007 |
| End Date: | 4/10/2007 |
| Event Time: | 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM |
| Title: | Is Islam a Religion of War? Some Answers from the History of the Balkans |
| Location: | |
| Other Location: | Literature Bldg, deCerteau Room |
| Event Category: | Lectures/Seminars -Art & Humanities |
| Sponsor: | UCSD Center for the Humanities |
| Open to Public: | YES |
| Admission Cost: | Free |
| Contact Name: | Serena Camozzo |
| Contact Phone: | (858) 534-0999 Ext. |
| Contact Email: | scamozzo@ucsd.edu |
| Description: | Patrick Patterson (UCSD History) Is Islam a Religion of War? Some Answers from the History of the Balkans The Western mass media frequently offer up images of Islam and its followers that depict the religion as one of violence and intolerance. While this tendency has only become more pronounced after 9/11, the split between Islam and the West has also played a major role in the violent conflicts that surrounded the break-up of Yugoslavia beginning in the 1990s -- and continuing today. In this talk, Patrick Patterson explains in historical perspective how the various peoples of the Balkans have viewed the faith of their Muslim neighbors, examining the relationship between stereotype and lived experiences in this multi-ethnic, multi-confessional part of Europe. |
