Course: Contemporary Islam

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Course title Contemporary Islam
Course code KBS/1CISL
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 10
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Šledr Jiří, PhDr.
  • Chroust Zdeněk, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Hautová Dana, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Islamic modernism Islam and social reforms Islam and nationalism, socialism, secularism Muslim Brotherhood Religious fundamentalism and Islamism Contemporary Islamist movements Islam and democracy Islam and theory of state Islam and human rights, minority rights Liberal Islam Key figures of contemporary Islamic thinking European Islamic scene

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 18 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 60 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 117 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15) - 15 hours per semester
  • Graduate study programme term essay (40-50) - 50 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Course requires no special prior knowledge and skills.
Skills
"- work independently with relevant professional resources - use modern information technologies effectively"
Competences
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
"- to describe development of Islamic thinking since the late 19th century to the present - to identify and characterize important figures, works, streams, tendencies, movements, programs considering the field of activity - to define political Islam - to characterize the relationships and ideas of political Islam to other contemporary ideologies - to define related terminology - to characterize various approaches and arguments"
Skills
"- to identify and interpret differences in the attitudes, programs or messages of different clergy, thinkers, movements or organizations on the based of sources texts - to use sources and related academic literature - to assess the usefulness or relevance of various theoretical approaches to the study of the contemporary Islamic religious scene in the Middle East"
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Seminar
Textual studies
Students' portfolio
Skills
Students' portfolio
Seminar
Textual studies
Competences
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Skills demonstration
Individual study
Students' portfolio
assessment methods
Knowledge
Oral exam
Individual presentation at a seminar
Seminar work
Test
Skills
Oral exam
Individual presentation at a seminar
Seminar work
Competences
Oral exam
Recommended literature
  • ?A-Azmeh, Az?z; Fokas, Effie. Islam in Europe : diversity, identity and influence. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0-521-67751-6.
  • Ahmed, Leila. Women and gender in Islam : historical roots of a modern debate. New Haven : Yale University Press, 1992. ISBN 0-300-05583-8.
  • Akbarzadeh, Shahram. Routledge handbook of political Islam. 1st pub. London : Routledge, 2012. ISBN 978-0-203-15414-4.
  • Ali, Tariq. The clash of fundamentalisms : crusades, jihads and modernity. London : Verso, 2003. ISBN 1-85984-457-X.
  • Bunt, Gary R. Islam in the digital age : e-jihad, online fatwas and cyber Islamic environments. London : Pluto Press, 2003. ISBN 0-7453-2098-8.
  • Ismael, Tareq Y.; Ismael, Jacqueline S. Government and politics of the contemporary Middle East : continuity and change. London : Routledge, 2011. ISBN 978-0-415-49144-0.
  • Roald, Anne Sofie. Women in Islam : the Western experience. London : Routledge, 2001. ISBN 0-415-24896-5.


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