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Culture and Civilization of Islam and the Arab World II [ LGLOR2534 ]


5.0 crédits ECTS  30.0 h  

This biannual course is taught on years 2010-2011, 2012-2013, ...

Teacher(s) De Callatay Godefroid ;
Language French
Place
of the course
Louvain-la-Neuve
Online resources

The iCampus server allows the student to access the detailed plan of the course. It also provides an important facet of imposed course work on-line.

Prerequisites

None.

Main themes

Alternately with LGLOR2533, this course deals with the following themes:

- the movement of translation of ancient works;
- classification and organisation of the knowledge;
- the limits of human wisdom;
- the universality of the rational sciences in Islam;
- the scientific innovations in the first period of the 'Abbâsid caliphate;
- the conquest of wisdom in every field;
- Islam as a relay between the East and the West.

Aims

An introduction to the history of rational thought in Islam.

At the end of this course, the student will acquire some formal knowledge of the referential background. He will be initiated to the scientific approach in the field of modern studies, and will acquire the heuristic skill of using the main instruments for the study of this domain (dictionaries, encyclopaedias, bibliographies, monographs and articles, on-line resources). He will be able to carry out personal research on definite topics in this field, and to write an essay of limited dimensions on one aspect of the rational thought in Islam.

Evaluation methods

An oral exam on the course matter and a discussion  based on the bibliographical research ( Approximately 2500 words on a subject chosen for its relevancy to the course).  An appreciation of the individual participation at the lectures and seminars and of  activity on iCampus.

Teaching methods

A mixture of lectures and seminars. Each lecture begins with an exchange of views on the texts read by the students. Each lecture will provide an opportunity to review the progress of the individual researches. Presentations will take be illustrated by texts from the classical period read in translation.

Content

This course aims to initiate the students at Master level into the large scale scientific and philosophical questions of classical Islam. The student will examine the philosophic and scientific thought in Islam in the framework of the transmission of knowledge between classical antiquity and the Latin middle Ages with particular attention to the encyclopedias of classical Islam.

Bibliography

A reading list will be distributed at the beginning of the course. It includes:

- an extended bibliography;
- the methods to apply for the research;
- articles and parts of monographs or collected works the study of which is an obligatory prelude to the lectures.

Other information

The course does not accept «occasional students».

Cycle et année
d'étude
> Master [120] in History of Art and Archaeology : General
> Master [60] in Political Sciences: General
> Master [120] in Public Administration
> Master [120] in Anthropology
> Master [120] in Sciences of Religions
> Master [120] in Political Sciences: General
> Master [120] in Sociology
> Master [120] in Political Sciences: International Relations
> Master [60] in Philosophy
> Master [120] in Philosophy
> Teacher Training Certificate (upper secondary education) - Philosophy
> Master [60] in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Oriental Studies
> Master [120] in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Oriental Studies
> Master [120] in History
Faculty or entity
in charge
> GLOR


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