Class 20901 PETR 3380 - 001 (Lecture)
Learning from Animals: Ethics in Medieval Persian Literature
Instructor Parwana Fayyaz
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Parwana FayyazMoWe 2:00pm - 3:15pm
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Enrollment: (Show Graph) 8 students (capacity 25)
Status: Open, No Waitlist Available When Full
Combined With: PETR 3380-001, PETR 7380-001
Combined Enrollment: 8 students (capacity 25)
Combined Status: Open, No Waitlist Available When Full
Units: 3
Meeting Dates: 01/12/2026 - 04/28/2026
Class Components: Lecture Required
Enrollment Requirements: None
Requirement Designation: None
Class Attributes: ASUD-AIP,ASUD-CSW,ASUR-R21C2,CORE-CRITTHINK,CORE-RESEARCH
Grading: Graded
SIS Description: The course focuses on two key twelfth-century texts: Nasrullah Munshi's Kalila and Dimna (translated by Wheeler Thackston), a collection of animal fables--featuring lions, jackals, elephants, hares, tortoises, snakes, ducks, and even ants--rooted in Indian and Persian moral traditions; and Farid ud-Din Attar's The Conference of the Birds (translated by Afkham Darbandi and Dick Davis), a Sufi allegory exploring the soul's journey. 
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