Course: Shiite Islam

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Course title Shiite Islam
Course code KBS/ISX
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Šledr Jiří, PhDr.
  • Hautová Dana, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Origin of Shia 2. History of Shia 1 3. History of Shia 2 4. History of Shia 3 5. Theory of Shia Imamate, Shia theology 6. Shia rituals 7. Shia branches and sects, Zaidiyyah 8. Isma'ilism 9. Druze 10. Alawite 11. Alevism 12. Ibadi 13. Contemporary position of Shia Islam

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Lecture with a video analysis, Discussion, Multimedia supported teaching, Students' portfolio, One-to-One tutorial, Group discussion, Skills demonstration, Individual study, Students' self-study, Self-study of literature, Textual studies, Lecture, Seminar
  • Contact hours - 39 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 60 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 20 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 11 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
- to identify the main sources of Islamic religion - to list the main elements of Islamic theology and law - to describe selected phenomena or elements of the faith as well as religious practice of Islam - to characterize and evaluate importance of different Islamic regulations of everyday life of believers - to name the most important events and thinkers of early religious history of Islam
Skills
- to search individually for relevant academic sources and works with them - to use independently specific expert terminology - to plan own studies - to use modern information technologies
Competences
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
- to name the most important events of the history of Shia Islam - to identify and explain essential elements of Shia Islam - to list Shia Imams - to characterize particular branches and denominations of Shia Islam, their history and differences between them - to describe history and theology of Ibadi Islam and as well as other groups which was built on Islamic basis
Skills
- to identify and compare non-Sunni traditions - to use individually related specific terminology
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Students' portfolio
Skills demonstration
Self-study of literature
Individual study
Seminar
Textual studies
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Lecture with a video analysis
Discussion
Multimedia supported teaching
Skills
Students' portfolio
Textual studies
Seminar
Competences
Skills demonstration
Textual studies
Individual study
Students' portfolio
assessment methods
Knowledge
Individual presentation at a seminar
Skills demonstration during practicum
Written exam
Skills
Individual presentation at a seminar
Competences
Written exam
Individual presentation at a seminar
Skills demonstration during practicum
Recommended literature
  • Korán. Praha : Academia, 2000. ISBN 80-200-0246-4.
  • Bearman, P.J. The encyclopaedia of Islam. [Leiden] : Brill, 2000.
  • Bengio Ofra, Litvak Meir (eds.). The Sunna and Shi?a in History: Division and Ecumenism in the Muslim Middle East. Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
  • Cole, Juan Ricardo. Sacred space and holy war: the politics, culture and history of Shiite Islam. London: I.B. Tauris, 2002.
  • Kropáček, Luboš. Duchovní cesty islámu. Praha : Vyšehrad, 2003. ISBN 80-7021-613-1.
  • Momen, M. An Introduction to Shi i Islam. New Haven and London, Yale University Press, 1985.
  • Newman, A. J. Twelver Shi´ism: Unity and Diversity in the Life of Islam, 632 to 1722. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2013.
  • Ostřanský, Bronislav. Malá encyklopedie islámu a muslimské společnosti. Praha : Libri, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7277-404-3.
  • Sobotková, V. a Křížek, D. Qom, náboženské centrum Íránu. Plzeň, ZČU, 2016. ISBN 978-80-261-0552-7.


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