ISLAMIC STUDIES 1

The teaching of Islamology is part of the related and supplementary training activities of the Near and Middle East Curricula (as a compulsory exam) and the Indian Subcontinent (as an exam at the choice) of the Degree Course in "Languages, Cultures and Societies of Asia" and of Mediterranean Africa ".
The teaching contributes to the achievement of the educational objectives of the CdS in the area of cultural and humanistic skills.
The aim of the course is to give a general survey on the history of Islam and its political and religious currents and denominations for students interested in the languages spoken in North Africa and the Middle East (Arabic, Turkish, Persian, Hebrew) and in the knowledge of the complex political and religious dynamics of the area under study.

At the end of the course the students will be able to:
1) define the main facts which characterize the history of Islam;
2) possess a basic terminology related to the various political and religious denominations of Islamic history and its thought structures. This will enable students to be familiar with the main theoretical issues related to the world of Islam;
3) comprehend the main themes of Islamic religious and political history.

No previous knowledge in the field is required

The origins of Islam: sources and methodology; The Prophet, The Koran, the Community, the Calipahte.
"Orthodoxy" and religious dissent (8th-15th centuries).
The Turkish-Mongol dyanaties (11th-15th centuries); the great empires of the modern era, 16th-18th centuries (Ottomans, Safavids, Moghul).

The exam consists of a 25-minute oral exam including a series of questions (approximately 5-6 questions) on the topics covered during the course and on the suggested texts, chosen by the student.
The exam aims at verifying the student's competence in the main themes of Islamic civilization, and the most relevant religious-political currents and institutions.

The exam will be held at the end of both teaching units.

The course is comprised of fifteen classroom-taught lectures

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