Assignment
Part I:
Drawing on the lectures and assigned readings, answer the following question.
1. Discuss the origins and development of the Sufi tradition, paying particular attention to key texts, ideas, schools, and figures.
Part II:
Drawing on the lectures and assigned readings, answer ONE of the following two questions. Answers must be descriptive and analytical.
1. How do the Sufis understand the nature and purpose of the "fall" of Adam?
2. Why are the notions of detachment and remembrance so central to Sufism?