Understand how religious traditions and practices evolve and are influenced by their cultural contexts.
Discuss the evolution of the various Ismaili traditions by introducing important figures who have shaped Ismaili history, thought and practice in various geographies.
Expose participants to the rich diversity of ritual practices amongst the different Ismaili traditions and the roles they play in a believer’s and the community’s life.
Develop an informed understanding and appreciation for the diversity as well as commonalities of beliefs, articulations and practices that embody the global Ismaili Jamat.
Provide frameworks for ways to approach this diversity in the contemporary context.