ISLAMIC STUDIES 2

The course "Islamology" is part of the related and supplementary training activities of the Near and Middle East (VMO) (compulsory exam) and the Indian Subcontinent curricula (SCI) (optional exam) of the Degree Course in "Languages, Cultures and Societies of Asia" and of Mediterranean Africa" (LICSAAM).
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.

To have attended the first unit.

Islamic mysticism, origins and development.
Overwiew of Islamic theology (kalām).
Political issues of the 20th- 21st century, with special reference to Iran and the Gulf area and the Arabian Peninsula.

Study textbooks will be communicated at the beginning of the course.

The examination consists of an oral test comprising a number of questions on the topics covered during the course.
The exam aims to test the student's understanding of the fundamental themes of Islamic civilisation, and the main theological and politico-religious currents and institutions.

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

The course consists of fifteen lectures.

Italian

oral

This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "Poverty and inequalities" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development