Course: Medieval Islam

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Course title Medieval Islam
Course code KBS/SIX
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
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)
  • Vodičková Radka, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1) Terminological Introduction 2) Interpretation of the Quran 1 3) Interpretation of the Quran 2 4) Sunna and the science of ad?th 5) Prophet's biography 6) Theological schools 1 7) Theological schools 2 8) Theological schools 3 9) Islamic philosophy 10) Islamic mysticism 1 11) Islamic mysticism 2 12) Islamic mysticism 3 13) Non-Islamic sciences

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Multimedia supported teaching, Students' portfolio, Skills demonstration, Individual study, Students' self-study, Self-study of literature, Textual studies, Lecture, Seminar
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 28 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 50 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
- to compile timeline of history of Middle East and North Africa in ancient and medieval times - to list and characterize pre-islamic cultural and religious traditions with its key written sources - to identify and describe basic elements of teachings and practice of Islam
Skills
- to work individually with relevant literature in Czech and English literature - to collect information from available information centre - to use effectively modern information technologies - to organize own study activities
Competences
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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
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teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Multimedia supported teaching
Students' portfolio
Skills demonstration
Individual study
Self-study of literature
Seminar
Skills
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Seminar
Competences
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Skills demonstration
Individual study
Students' portfolio
assessment methods
Knowledge
Individual presentation at a seminar
Skills demonstration during practicum
Written exam
Seminar work
Skills
Individual presentation at a seminar
Skills demonstration during practicum
Seminar work
Competences
Written exam
Skills demonstration during practicum
Individual presentation at a seminar
Seminar work
Recommended literature
  • Korán. Praha : Academia, 2000. ISBN 80-200-1260-5.
  • Armstrong, Karen. Islám. V Praze : Slovart, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7391-155-3.
  • Bearman, P.J. The encyclopaedia of Islam. [Leiden] : Brill, 2000.
  • Beránek, Ondřej; Ťupek, Pavel. Dvojí tvář islámské charity. Brno : Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7325-163-5.
  • Haeri, F. Základy islámu. Olomouc, 1997.
  • Iveta Kouřilová, Miloš Mendel. Cesta k prameni (fatwy islámských učenců k otázkám všedního dne).
  • Kropáček, Luboš. Duchovní cesty islámu. Praha : Vyšehrad, 2003. ISBN 80-7021-613-1.
  • Kropáček, Luboš. Súfismus : Dějiny islámské mystiky. Praha : Vyšehrad, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7021-817-4.
  • Křížek, Daniel. Taríqa naqšbandíja haqqáníja : islámská mystická duchovní nauka v teorii a praxi. V Plzni : Západočeská univerzita, Fakulta filozofická ve spolupráci s Institutem paměti společnosti, 2014. ISBN 978-80-261-0271-7.
  • Mendel, Miloš. Hidžra : náboženská emigrace v dějinách islámských zemí. Praha : Orientální ústav Akademie věd České republiky, 2006. ISBN 80-85425-58-0.
  • Ostřanský, Bronislav. Malá encyklopedie islámu a muslimské společnosti. Praha : Libri, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7277-404-3.
  • Potměšil, Jan. Šar?a : úvod do islámského práva. Praha : Grada, 2012. ISBN 978-80-247-4379-0.


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