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SUMMARY:Teaching by Example: Charismatic Figures in Islam’s Past and Present
DESCRIPTION:\nThe Penn State community is warmly invited to attend the f
irst lecture in the Society for the Study of Religion's 2025-2026 Luncht
ime Lecture series. This first talk\, "Teaching by Example: Charismatic
Figures in Islam's Past and Present\," will be delivered by Penn State
Professor Jonathan Brockopp. Brockopp teaches history\, religious studie
s\, and philosophy at Penn State University Park.\n\n \;\n\nAbout th
e Talk:\n\nFrom the Prophet Muḥammad to Süleymān the Magnificent\, exemp
lary leaders in the history of Islam are remembered for their actions an
d their piety. This act of remembrance creates a template of how to be a
Muslim today\, and modern leaders\, such as Malcolm X or Amina Wadud\,
build their own authority on their use of this template. Their followers
and students grant them authority\, in part\, because they wield a voca
bulary and set of symbols\, ranging from Qurʾān quotations to modes of d
ress and comportment\, that add substance to their aura of power.\n\n&nb
sp\;\n\nThis event is generously co-sponsored by the Humanities Institut
e.\n\nFor more details: https://events.la.psu.edu/event/teaching-by-exam
ple/
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The Penn State
community is warmly invited to attend the first lecture in the Society f
or the Study of Religion's 2025-2026 Lunchtime Lecture series. This fir
st talk, "Teaching by Example: Charismatic Figures in Islam's Past and P
resent," will be delivered by Penn State Professor Jonathan Brockopp. Br
ockopp teaches history, religious studies, and philosophy at Penn State
University Park.
About the Talk:
From the Proph
et Muḥammad to Süleymān the Magnificent, exemplary leaders in the histor
y of Islam are remembered for their actions and their piety. This act of
remembrance creates a template of how to be a Muslim today, and modern
leaders, such as Malcolm X or Amina Wadud, build their own authority on
their use of this template. Their followers and students grant them auth
ority, in part, because they wield a vocabulary and set of symbols, rang
ing from Qurʾān quotations to modes of dress and comportment, that add s
ubstance to their aura of power.
This event is genero
usly co-sponsored by the Humanities Institute.
For more details: <
a href='https://events.la.psu.edu/event/teaching-by-example/'>https://ev
ents.la.psu.edu/event/teaching-by-example/
LOCATION:102 Weaver Building
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