ISLAMIC STUDIES
- Academic year
- 2019/2020 Syllabus of previous years
- Official course title
- ISLAMOLOGIA
- Course code
- LT0700 (AF:316259 AR:169642)
- Modality
- On campus classes
- ECTS credits
- 6
- Degree level
- Bachelor's Degree Programme
- Educational sector code
- L-OR/10
- Period
- 1st Semester
- Course year
- 3
- Where
- VENEZIA
Contribution of the course to the overall degree programme goals
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.
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.
Expected learning outcomes
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.
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.
Pre-requirements
No previous knowledge in the field is required
Contents
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).
"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).
Assessment methods
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 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.
Teaching methods
The course is comprised of fifteen classroom-taught lectures
Teaching language
Italian
Type of exam
oral
Definitive programme.
Last update of the programme: 15/04/2019