Odd things we remember
I'm taking World Religions this semester, and we're starting our look at Islam.
I have a lot of respect for the textbook the professor selected, A New Introduction to Islam, second edition, by Daniel W. Brown. The author is competent in demonstrating the diversity in and complexity of the tradition, its history, and the field of scholarship.
In discussing the Arabic culture prior to the rise of Islam, he cites a Bedouin poem. Translated by a man named Michael Sells.
The name looked really familiar. My mind treated the word "Sells" like one I'd used many times before in introducing quotes and paraphrases.
I did a spotlight search on my computer.
In fall of 2001, I took Tyler Roberts's class on Major Western Traditions at Grinnell College. We apparently read a book titled The Bridge Betrayed by Michael Sells and wrote a paper on it. How is it possible that I remembered the name eight years later?
I have a lot of respect for the textbook the professor selected, A New Introduction to Islam, second edition, by Daniel W. Brown. The author is competent in demonstrating the diversity in and complexity of the tradition, its history, and the field of scholarship.
In discussing the Arabic culture prior to the rise of Islam, he cites a Bedouin poem. Translated by a man named Michael Sells.
The name looked really familiar. My mind treated the word "Sells" like one I'd used many times before in introducing quotes and paraphrases.
I did a spotlight search on my computer.
In fall of 2001, I took Tyler Roberts's class on Major Western Traditions at Grinnell College. We apparently read a book titled The Bridge Betrayed by Michael Sells and wrote a paper on it. How is it possible that I remembered the name eight years later?