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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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1. Islam and theory of the state in history 2. Islam and modern theory of caliphate and Islamic state 3. Islam and democracy 4. Islamic law - the challenge of a nowadays 5. Islamic law - the transformation of basic sources and methods 6. Islamic law - contemporary transformation in fiqh 7. Islamic law - international law and situation in non-Muslim countries 8. Islam and human rights 9. Islam and minorities rights 10. Islam and women rights and status 11. Islamic economy 1 12. Islamic economy 2 13. Liberal Islam
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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- Contact hours
- 52 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 60 hours per semester
- Presentation preparation (report) (1-10)
- 18 hours per semester
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| Knowledge |
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| - to describe the history of Islam - to characterize the development of Islamic thoughts from the Middle Age, to name different theological and juridical school - to know and characterize important pre-modern personalities of Islamic thought and their works - to identify the main topics as well as different related approaches and argumentations - to characterize the religious scenes in Middle Eastern countries - to notice the importance of different Islamic thinkers outside of the region - to understand the relation between religion and political and social life in the region - to define the basic concepts of Islamic law |
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| - to identify and interpret differences in approaches, programmes or legacies of different clerics, thinkers or organizations on the basis of the written sources - to use critically sources and related professional literature for their interpretation and argumentation - to evaluate usefulness or relevance of different theoretical approaches for research of the contemporary Islamic religious scene in the Middle East - to use effectively modern information technology - to use actively English written and spoken |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| - to list the most important personalities of the Islamic thought in 20th and 21st century, to describe their main attitudes, approaches and arguments - to identify the main trends of thought in the contemporary Islam, to understand its context on the basis of analysis of texts - to know and explain different approaches of Islamic thinkers or activists for important concepts, ideologies, social issues etc., including related terminology and specific argumentation |
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| - to discuss actual topics related to current roles of Islam in the Middle Eastern societies - to use critically relevant sources and resources for the support of their conclusions - to interpret differences between "Islamic" and "Western" by the interpretation of specific terms or ideological systems - to discuss theoretical and methodological frameworks for research in given topics |
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| teaching methods |
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| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Lecture with a video analysis |
| Discussion |
| Multimedia supported teaching |
| Students' portfolio |
| One-to-One tutorial |
| Group discussion |
| Skills demonstration |
| Seminar classes |
| Individual study |
| Self-study of literature |
| Textual studies |
| Lecture |
| Seminar |
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| Students' portfolio |
| Textual studies |
| Seminar |
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| Skills demonstration |
| Individual study |
| Students' portfolio |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Oral exam |
| Skills |
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| Oral exam |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Competences |
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| Oral exam |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
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Recommended literature
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Belkeziz, A. The State in Contemporary Islamic Thought: A Historical Survey of the Major Political Thinkers of the Modern Era. London: I.B.Tauris, 2009.
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Hallaq, Wael B. Sharí'a : theory, practice, transformations. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2009. ISBN 978-0-521-67874-2.
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Mernissi, F. Islam and Democracy: Fear of the Modern World with New Introduction. Basic Books, 2002.
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Na'im, 'Abd All?h Ahmad. Toward an Islamic reformation : civil liberties, human rights, and international law. 1996. ISBN 978-0-8156-2706-7.
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Pelikán, P. Sunna, pramen islámského práva. Praha, Právnická fakulta UK v Praze, 1997.
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Weberová Babulíková, Gabriela. Islámská ekonomie a bankovnictví. Praha : Dar Ibn Rushd, 2001. ISBN 80-86149-33-1.
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