Course: Introduction to Islam

» List of faculties » FF » KBS
Course title Introduction to Islam
Course code KBS/1IISL
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
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)
  • Hautová Dana, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Chroust Zdeněk, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Šledr Jiří, PhDr.
  • Priesol Milan, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Birth of Islam, historical context Prophet Muhammad and early Islam Main religious sources within Islam Islamic theology and Quranic exegesis Islamic law and jurisprudence Ritual practice Shi'ite Islam Islamic mysticism and popular Islam Sects, schools, tendencies Forms of contemporary Islam Literature, art, architecture Forms of contemporary Islam

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
  • Graduate study programme term essay (40-50) - 50 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 18 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15) - 15 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 60 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 117 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 identify particular fields of the so-called Islamic sciences ('ulum ad-din) and characterize their development - to identify different schools, approaches or trends, important topics and methods - to identify and explain all the relevant terms in given context"
Skills
"- to use independently relevant terminology from the field of Islamic sciences - to work independently with relevant primary sources in given context - to search independently for and use relevant sources for study of given issues"
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Seminar
Students' portfolio
Textual studies
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
  • Ahmed, Akbar S.; Sonn, Tamara. The SAGE handbook of Islamic studies. Los Angeles : SAGE Publications, 2010. ISBN 978-0-7619-4325-9.
  • Baker, Patricia L. Islam and the religious arts. London : Continuum, 2004. ISBN 0-8264-5605-7.
  • Berkey, Jonathan Porter. The formation of Islam : religion and society in the Near East, 600-1800. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2003. ISBN 978-0-521-58813-3.
  • Calder, Norman; Mojaddedi, Jawid A.; Rippin, Andrew. Interpretation and jurisprudence in medieval Islam. Aldershot : Ashgate/Variorum, 2006. ISBN 978-0-7546-5903-7.
  • Dupret, Baudouin. Ethnographies of Islam : ritual performances and everyday practices. Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2013. ISBN 978-0-7486-8984-2.
  • Esposito, John L. Islam : the straight path. New York : Oxford University Press, 2005. ISBN 978-0-19-518266-8.
  • Hourani, Albert. A history of the Arab peoples. London : Faber and Faber, 2005. ISBN 0-571-22664-7.
  • Kreinath, Jens. The anthropology of Islam reader. London : Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, 2012. ISBN 978-0-415-78025-4.
  • Lewis, Bernard. Faith and power : religion and politics in the Middle East. New York : Oxford University Press, 2010. ISBN 978-0-19-514421-5.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester